Keri Cooper, LPC

Keri Cooper is a Licensed Professional Counselor with 25 years of experience offering straightforward, compassionate care. She focuses on helping people manage stress and anxiety, boost self-esteem, and find motivation for change.

She uses practical talk and active listening to tailor sessions to each person's needs. Keri aims to create a respectful space where clients can name what feels hard and try new ways of responding to it.

Her work often addresses trauma and abuse, sleep difficulties, and depression. She also supports people navigating parenting challenges, major life transitions, and compassion fatigue from caregiving or demanding work.

Keri brings additional focus to first responder issues, forgiveness work, and building self-love. She mixes goal-focused techniques with a client-centered approach to help people make steady, realistic changes.

Sessions include time to set clear, manageable goals and to practice skills that can be used between meetings. Keri encourages small steps that add up to meaningful improvement over time.

How therapy approaches translate to online care

CBT, or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. Online CBT involves identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and practicing different responses to reduce anxiety, improve mood, and change habits.

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and building a respectful, accepting relationship. In remote sessions this means the therapist follows the client's lead, reflects concerns clearly, and helps people feel heard while they decide what changes to try.

Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and improve focus. These exercises can be introduced in a session and practiced between meetings to help with stress, sleep, and emotional regulation.

Finding the right mix is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and needs, then collaborate on which approaches to try and how to measure progress. That planning happens together so the path makes sense for each person.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets people use visual cues and practice skills in real time. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a quieter check-in is needed. Live chat and text are useful for brief check-ins, short skill practice, or when writing helps organize thoughts. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and different life situations.