Kathleen Cooley

Kathleen Cooley brings 40 years of social work experience to part-time clinical practice in Michigan. Having retired from full-time work, she continues to offer counseling because she values meeting people and helping them address the concerns they bring.

She recognizes that reaching out for a counselor can feel intimidating and prioritizes creating a sense of safety and attentive listening as clients share their life stories. Her therapeutic approach is eclectic, with a primary focus on cognitive behavioral techniques and Reality Therapy, supplemented by additional methods as needed. She has recently trained in Cognitive Processing Therapy, a leading treatment for PTSD.

Kathleen has worked across age groups and settings - with children in school environments, adolescents in college, and adults ranging from those with severe mental illness to people facing adjustment difficulties. She has experience supporting people through sexual and other abuses, suicidality, grief and loss, relationship struggles, depression, anxiety, and selective mutism. She prefers to conduct sessions via video or Zoom so clients and she can see one another, though she is also available by phone or text when needed.

She is a licensed Master of Social Work in Michigan and brings four decades of practice to her therapeutic work.