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Online therapist

Corey Cunningham

Compassionate, practical support for parents and families

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Credentials
LCPC
Experience
5 years
Licensed in
Illinois
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Corey

Corey Cunningham is a licensed clinical professional counselor who works with people facing family and parenting concerns, as well as anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, and identity-related issues. Corey uses straightforward, compassionate language and focuses on helping people feel seen. They invite small, familiar things into sessions - like a song, photo, or meme - to start conversations and help clients feel grounded.

Corey follows a strength-based outlook that highlights the resilience clients already show.

Background and approach

Sessions may include gentle body awareness and movement to help regulate the nervous system. These somatic techniques are offered alongside talk-based work to address emotional and relational challenges. Corey identifies as queer and AuDHD and lives with chronic illness.

They encourage people to bring any accommodations they need into the session, and they are attentive to sensory and accessibility needs such as light sensitivity aids. This practical sensitivity is woven into how sessions are run. Sessions are offered in English and are held online using video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging.

Corey holds an Illinois LCPC - IL LCPC 180.017913 - and has five years of clinical experience. People who choose Corey can expect a calm, nonjudgmental presence and collaborative planning. The work focuses on clear steps people can try between sessions, alongside reflection about values and next moves.

Scheduling begins with a short matching questionnaire and then arranging sessions to fit client needs.

How Corey’s Approaches Translate to Online Therapy

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening closely and following the client’s lead. It helps people clarify their goals and feel accepted while they talk through difficult decisions or family concerns.

Somatic Therapy brings gentle attention to the body through awareness and small movements. Online sessions can guide these practices so clients learn ways to calm their nervous system at home and use them between meetings.

Trauma-Focused Therapy concentrates on addressing the effects of traumatic experiences at a pace the client controls. In an online setting this work is paced carefully, using grounding and somatic tools to keep the process manageable.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Corey collaborates with each person to figure out what methods fit their needs, goals, and comfort level. The plan can change as progress is made and new needs appear.

Online sessions by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging make therapy more flexible. These formats let people meet from home, fit sessions around parenting or work, and pick the way of communicating that feels safest. They also make it easier to practice somatic and grounding techniques in the places where clients live and spend their time.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Somatic Therapy

Works with what the body is doing - tension, breath, restlessness - as much as with what you say about it. Guided attention to physical sensation can be done from your own space.

Trauma-Focused Therapy

Work that takes difficult past experience into account and moves at a pace you set, with attention to feeling steady before anything else. Being in your own space can make that easier for some people.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does Corey address?
Corey supports people with family and parenting concerns, grief, trauma, anxiety, depression, self-esteem, ADHD, stress, and related life changes. Additional focus areas include autism and Asperger syndrome, sexual assault and abuse, and young adult issues.
How would you describe Corey’s therapy style?
Corey uses a warm, strength-based style that combines talk therapy with gentle body awareness work. Sessions are practical and collaborative, with room for creative check-ins like a song or photo to start conversation.
What is Corey’s background and experience?
Corey has five years of clinical experience and brings personal insight as a queer, AuDHD person living with chronic illness. Their lived experience informs an attentive and accommodating approach.
Where is Corey licensed and located?
Corey is licensed as an LCPC in Illinois with license number IL LCPC 180.017913. Sessions are provided to clients in English.
Are sessions available in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are offered?
Corey offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to provide different ways to connect based on client needs and preference.
How does payment and cost work?
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 Corey?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist’s availability.

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Experience
5 years
Licensed
Illinois
Languages
English

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