Terri Bassi-Cook, LPC - Therapist in Pennsylvania

About Terri

Terri Bassi-Cook is a licensed professional counselor with 36 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and the day-to-day strain of parenting. She approaches therapy in a straightforward, collaborative way. Terri listens, reflects observations without judgment, and asks questions to help clients focus on what matters most.

She uses a client-centered style that keeps the person’s goals central. Sessions look at both the problem and the way a person thinks about it.

Background and approach

Together they identify unhelpful beliefs and work to reshape them into more accurate, useful ones. Terri draws on several therapy methods to fit each person’s needs. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to change patterns of thinking and behavior.

Motivational Interviewing helps when someone feels stuck or ambivalent about change. Solution-Focused work is used to set practical, short-term goals. Her practice includes concerns related to family and parenting, addiction, trauma and abuse, grief, bipolar disorder, ADHD, intimacy issues, and compassion fatigue, among others.

She also pays attention to challenges tied to aging, caregiving, chronic illness, and communication problems. Sessions are offered in English and provided from Pennsylvania. The approach aims to be respectful of identity and experience, and Terri frames therapy as a team process focused on clear goals and steady progress.

Therapy approaches and how they work online

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the person's perspective and goals. The therapist listens closely and reflects what she hears so you feel understood and can decide the direction of change. This approach helps when someone needs a safe, respectful space to sort through difficult decisions or identity concerns.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It uses clear steps and exercises to test and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns, which can reduce anxiety, improve sleep, and lift mood.

Motivational Interviewing supports people who feel uncertain about change. It uses guided questions to increase motivation and clarify personal reasons for taking steps forward.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss options and tailor methods to fit each person’s goals, needs, and preferences so therapy feels practical and relevant. This is a collaborative process from the first session onward.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect, including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text messaging. These formats make scheduling easier and let people check in between sessions when that helps progress. For many, remote sessions reduce travel time and let therapy fit into a busy life while keeping focus on steady, achievable steps.

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.

Motivational Interviewing

A way of working through mixed feelings about change without being pushed. The therapist helps you weigh things up and find your own reasons, which often makes a difficult decision feel less stuck.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Terri support in therapy?

Concerns include stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma and abuse, parenting issues, intimacy-related problems, grief, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and many family and communication challenges.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

She practices in a client-centered way, listening carefully and working collaboratively to set goals. Sessions combine careful listening with questions and observations to help clients reframe unhelpful thoughts.

What is her professional background?

She has worked as a therapist for 36 years and brings long-term experience across a range of concerns and life stages.

What credentials and location apply to this therapist?

She holds the LPC credential, listed as PA LPC PC002154, and practices in Pennsylvania.

Which languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

Therapy can be done via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.

How does payment and cost work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with this therapist?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

Stress, Anxiety
LGBT
Relationship issues

Also works with

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 36 years
Licensed: Pennsylvania
Languages: English

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