Sara Cooley

Hopeful, practical therapy for complex emotional challenges

LCSW Colorado

Experience: 5 years in practice
Focus areas: Stress, Anxiety, Trauma and abuse, Grief
Approaches: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Languages: English

About Sara

Sara Cooley is an LCSW who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, and life transitions. She draws on cognitive behavioral techniques alongside acceptance and commitment ideas and client-centered listening to help clients reduce distress and build clearer, more workable routines and responses.

Background and approach

With five years of clinical experience, Sara emphasizes practical tools for coping with panic, mood swings, addictive behaviors, and attention-related challenges while supporting issues around intimacy, identity, body image, and family-of-origin concerns. Sara combines skills from DBT and existential approaches with a collaborative, respectful stance that invites clients to set meaningful goals.

Her style centers on empathic, strengths-based conversation paired with concrete skill-building so clients can address communication problems, loneliness, guilt and shame, and career or life-purpose questions. Licensed in Colorado, she works with English-speaking and international clients and integrates tailored strategies to help people move from feeling stuck toward clearer choices and improved day-to-day functioning.

Practical Approaches for Online Therapy and Skill Building

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps people identify unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns and learn concrete strategies to change them, making it useful for anxiety, depression, panic, and many everyday stressors. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) emphasizes noticing thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, and clarifying personal values to guide meaningful action, which can help with grief, life transitions, and motivation. Client-Centered Therapy prioritizes empathic listening and the client’s own pace and perspective, creating space for self-exploration and emotional processing.

Choosing the right approach is often a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each client to match methods to their goals, preferences, and the challenges they bring, combining techniques as needed so therapy fits the person rather than forcing a single model.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, making it easier to maintain continuity amid busy schedules or geographic distance. These formats allow for ongoing skill practice, check-ins between sessions, and adjustments to pacing and intensity so licensed professionals can support progress in ways that suit each client’s life.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does this therapist address?

Sara supports people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, and coping with life changes along with related areas such as addictions, intimacy and relationship problems, self-esteem, eating and sleeping issues, and ADHD.

What is the therapeutic style like?

The approach blends empathic, client-centered listening with skills-oriented work so clients explore feelings while learning practical strategies to manage symptoms and improve daily functioning.

How much clinical experience does the therapist have?

Sara has five years of professional experience working with a range of mood, anxiety, trauma-related, and interpersonal concerns.

What credentials and location apply?

She is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) with Colorado licensure CO LCSW 09927331 and Texas licensure TX LCSW 64250, and practices from Colorado.

Are sessions available in languages other than English?

Sessions are offered in English, and international clients are accepted for online work.

Which session formats are offered?

Therapy is available through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences.

How is cost and payment handled?

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

What are the first steps to begin therapy?

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

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, Anxiety Trauma and abuse Grief Depression Coping with life changes

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCompassion fatigue ADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAttachment issuesBody imageCodependencyCommunication problemsFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shame Isolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMood disorders Panic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPost-traumatic stressSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Existential TherapyEye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Internal Family Systems

Experience

5+ years

Licensed

Colorado, Texas

Languages

English