Ilene Cooper, LCSW, CSW

Ilene Cooper is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) in Georgia with 20 years of practice. She works with adults on stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family concerns, grief, addictions, trauma, parenting strain, sleep and eating issues, and related life changes.

She focuses on practical conversation and skill building. Sessions look at current patterns and the history that shaped them. She uses ideas from cognitive behavioral work, mindfulness, and relationship-focused approaches to help people try different ways of thinking and behaving.

Ilene draws on several methods commonly used for relationship and individual work. She learned aspects of the Gottman approach and studied Emotionally-Focused Therapy for couples. She is certified in Imago Relationship Therapy and has extensive study in cognitive behavioral techniques and mindfulness practices.

In session she helps people choose concrete strategies and experiments to test between appointments. That can mean practicing new communication moves, noticing and shifting unhelpful thoughts, or adding short mindfulness exercises into a daily routine. She also talks through how family history contributes to current conflicts and patterns.

People who come because parenting feels overwhelming, relationships are strained, or life changes are destabilizing will find a steady, straightforward style. Ilene aims to identify small steps that fit into busy lives. She works with adults who want to change patterns that affect their relationships and wellbeing.

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