Therapist profile
Sara Cooley, LCSW
LCSW focused on family and parenting concerns
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- Stress and anxiety
- Parenting strain
- Trauma recovery
About Sara
Sara Cooley is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Colorado with five years of clinical experience. She helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, parenting strain, relationship and intimacy concerns, and other mood or behavior challenges. Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
Her approach mixes practical, evidence-based methods. She uses acceptance and commitment techniques, cognitive behavioral tools, dialectical skills, client-centered listening, and existential questions depending on the issue. In a session she guides people through coping skills, emotion regulation, and clearer thinking rather than relying on jargon.
Sara often works with issues tied to family history and relationships. She helps people address attachment problems, family of origin issues, codependency, communication difficulties, and boundary setting. She also supports those struggling with abandonment, guilt, shame, isolation, and body image concerns.
For people wrestling with panic, compulsive behaviors, bipolar mood swings, or addictive patterns, she offers structured strategies alongside reflective conversation. Expect a balance of skill-building and attention to meaning and values when tackling recurring patterns.
Her practice emphasizes practical steps that fit day-to-day life. People leave sessions with specific tools to try between meetings and with clearer next steps for home, work, or parenting roles. To begin, prospective clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
How sessions work
How her approaches translate to online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying personal values and taking small, value-driven steps. It is useful for people facing life changes, low motivation, or chronic worry who want practical direction. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches concrete skills to change unhelpful patterns. It is often used for anxiety, panic, depression, and mood regulation. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) teaches emotion regulation and distress tolerance skills for people who struggle with intense emotions or impulsive behaviors.Finding the right approach is part of the process. Sara works collaboratively to match methods to a person’s needs, goals, and preferences. She adjusts techniques over time so sessions stay relevant to what is happening at home and at work.
Confirm the exact session formats before booking because the biography does not list specific options. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions around parenting, work, or caregiving by reducing travel time and allowing quicker check-ins. It also allows for flexible pacing - from focused skill sessions to deeper conversations about family patterns - depending on what a person needs that week.
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Experience
5+ years
Listed in
Colorado, Texas
Languages
English
Questions
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What kinds of home and relationship issues does she help with?
She supports adults facing parenting strain, relationship and intimacy concerns, family problems, communication issues, and family of origin effects.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
She combines practical skill teaching with attentive listening, using CBT, DBT, ACT, client-centered methods, and existential questions as appropriate.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Sara has five years of experience working with mood, trauma, anxiety, and relationship-related concerns.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with CO LCSW and TX LCSW credentials and is based in Colorado.
Can she work with non-US clients or different time zones?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are offered?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as specific formats are not listed in the biography.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is in danger, use the crisis numbers.