Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Depression
How Kathleen works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LMSW
- Licensed in
- Michigan
- Years in practice
- 40
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Kathleen
Kathleen Cooley, LMSW, brings four decades of social work experience to part-time counseling. She understands how frightening it can feel to reach out for help. Kathleen focuses on listening first and making people feel heard as they talk about stress, anxiety, anger, grief, relationship concerns, and other life challenges.
Her sessions are grounded and practical. She often uses cognitive behavioral techniques to help people notice and change unhelpful patterns of thought and behavior.
Background and approach
Kathleen also draws on client-centered principles to shape conversations around each person’s priorities and strengths. She has worked across many settings, including schools, college campuses, and community care, with clients ranging from adolescents to adults. That background means she has experience with trauma, sexual abuse, suicidality, selective mutism, mood disorders, and adjustment struggles.
Kathleen respects the seriousness of each concern and avoids minimizing what someone brings to a session. Kathleen prefers video sessions so people can see each other, though she also offers phone, text messaging, and live chat. She aims to tailor methods to the person in front of her, adding approaches from solution-focused and trauma-focused work when useful.
Her manner is warm and direct, focused on helping people make practical changes. People often seek her help for parenting stress, family issues, ADHD-related struggles, career transitions, and coping with life changes. With steady, experienced support, Kathleen helps clients build skills to manage emotions, reduce conflict, and move toward clearer goals.
What Kathleen works with
Everything Kathleen lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Kathleen's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Divorce and separation
- Family of origin issues
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Trichotillomania
- Young adult issues
Approaches Kathleen lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How her approaches translate to online work
Kathleen commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and client-centered approaches in remote sessions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people identify thoughts and behaviors that fuel anxiety, anger, or depression and then practice new responses. Client-centered work means the conversation follows the person’s concerns, with the therapist reflecting and helping clarify goals.She also integrates solution-focused and trauma-focused tools when a problem needs a targeted plan or when past events affect present functioning. These methods aim to build coping steps and small, practical changes rather than long lectures. Kathleen works with clients to choose which approach fits their needs and adjusts the plan as goals evolve in collaboration with each person.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is preferred because it allows visual contact for clearer communication. Phone can be useful when bandwidth is limited or for shorter check-ins. Text and live chat offer flexibility for brief check-ins, tracking progress, or quick skill reminders between longer sessions. These options make scheduling easier and help people fit therapy into busy lives.
Questions people ask about Kathleen
What concerns does Kathleen commonly help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, anger, grief, depression, relationship tensions, parenting and family challenges, ADHD, and life transitions.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is warm and practical. She listens first, then uses straightforward tools to help people change thoughts and behaviors that get in the way.
How much experience does she bring?
She has 40 years of experience as a social worker in schools, colleges, and community settings working with adolescents and adults.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds an LMSW designation and practices in Michigan.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, with a preference for video so people can see each other.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Choose the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule based on therapist availability.