About Carrie
Carrie Cooper uses a client-centered approach to support people through stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma, and life transitions. She is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, LPCC, and also holds an LCMHC credential. Carrie writes plainly and listens carefully so people can say what matters and begin to make change.
Carrie brings 23 years of counseling experience and a Master of Science degree in Counseling. She focuses on helping adults who face depression, grief, relationship strain, parenting stress, and identity concerns such as LGBT issues.
How Carrie works
Her work also addresses ADHD, bipolar challenges, eating and body image struggles, and substance use concerns. In sessions she blends client-centered listening with practical Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and mindfulness skills. She uses Trauma-Focused Therapy and Motivational Interviewing when helpful to address past hurt, build motivation, and change unhelpful patterns.
Sessions aim to be collaborative and paced to each person’s needs. Carrie helps people sort what matters most, set realistic goals, and test small changes between meetings. She pays attention to family of origin issues, attachment and abandonment concerns, caregiver stress, and complicated grief.
She also brings experience with chronic illness, pain, dissociation, and codependency struggles. Her approach is respectful and direct. She encourages clients to notice patterns, try practical tools, and name strengths.
The result is a personalized plan that centers the person’s goals and moves toward clearer coping and calmer days.
Carrie lists 5 ways of working on the entry:
What Carrie works with
The areas below are the ones Carrie selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Registers | LPCC, LCMHC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 23 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Utah |
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Online support options
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on understanding each person's experience and building a trusting relationship. Online sessions let the therapist listen closely, reflect what the person says, and shape goals around the client's priorities. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors. CBT works well online because it uses concrete exercises and homework that can be reviewed during video or messaging sessions.Finding the right approach is part of the process. Carrie will work together with clients to choose which methods fit their goals and preferences. That collaborative planning helps shape each session and guides whether to emphasize mindfulness, trauma-focused work, or motivational strategies.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls are useful for full sessions when visual cues matter. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be a simpler option for a quick check-in. Live chat and text-based messaging allow short, frequent exchanges and can help people practice skills between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or other routines while keeping the focus on progress and problem solving.
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