Sara Cooley, LCSW - Therapist in Colorado

About Sara

Sara Cooley is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and life changes. She also supports clients facing trauma, addictions, parenting challenges, sleep or eating difficulties, and concerns around intimacy and relationships. Sara practices in Colorado and offers services in English.

Her approach is grounded and direct, aimed at practical steps that make daily life easier. Sara uses several evidence-informed methods to guide sessions.

Background and approach

She teaches skills from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, practices acceptance strategies from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy techniques when emotion regulation is needed. Sessions tend to include skill-building, focused discussion, and concrete tools to try between meetings. With five years of experience as a licensed clinical social worker - LCSW - Sara emphasizes clear communication and collaboration.

She listens for what matters most to each person and tailors interventions to fit real life. That means matching strategies to work, family, and school schedules whenever possible. Sara pays attention to how past relationships shape current struggles, including attachment and family of origin issues, abandonment, and codependency.

She also offers support for mood disorders, panic symptoms, ADHD-related challenges, and compassion fatigue. Her work is practical and hopeful, focused on steady progress rather than quick fixes. Clients can expect straightforward sessions that name problems, try tools, and check what helps.

Sara aims to strengthen coping, reduce distress, and rebuild confidence in daily routines and relationships.

Approach-driven online care for everyday challenges

Sara integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy into online work. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and teaching practical skills to change them. This approach is useful for anxiety, panic, mood issues, and sleep or eating concerns. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy encourages noticing difficult feelings without getting stuck and choosing actions that match personal values. It can help with grief, life changes, and persistent worry.

Finding the right approach is a team effort. Sara will collaborate with each person to choose and adapt methods based on their goals and daily life. She checks in about what helps and adjusts strategies as needed, making therapy a shared process rather than a one-size-fits-all plan.

Online sessions include video calls, phone meetings, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit busy schedules. This flexibility makes it easier to practice skills between meetings and to keep therapy consistent during transitions. Licensed professionals can use these formats to deliver the same structured skill work and supportive conversation as in-person sessions, while offering convenience for people managing work, school, and family demands.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

Less about arguing with difficult thoughts, more about loosening their grip and acting on what matters to you anyway. Values and committed action carry the work, which suits conversation at a distance.

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.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she help with?

Sara supports people with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, and coping with life changes. She also works with issues like parenting, relationship and intimacy-related problems, addictions, sleep and eating concerns, ADHD, and mood disorders.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

Her style is practical and collaborative. Sessions focus on clear communication, skill-building, and trying tools that fit everyday life.

What is her background and experience?

She has five years of clinical experience working as a licensed clinical social worker. That experience includes helping people address family of origin issues, attachment challenges, and emotion regulation.

What credentials and location apply to her practice?

She is an LCSW licensed in Colorado. License details include CO LCSW 09927331 and TX LCSW 64250, and her practice is based in Colorado.

Which languages are supported and can international clients connect?

Sessions are offered in English. International clients are accepted.

What session formats are available?

Therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.

How are costs handled?

Costs vary with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire. After that, schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

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Experience: 5 years
Licensed: Colorado, Texas
Languages: English

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