About Sara
Sara Cooley is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and big life changes. She works with issues such as panic attacks, addiction, grief, relationship and intimacy concerns, and questions about identity and self worth. Sara uses straightforward language and a warm, respectful approach to make hard conversations easier to start.
Her style is collaborative. She listens first to understand each person’s history and goals, then offers practical skills for coping day to day.
How Sara works
Sessions focus on real moments - managing overwhelming feelings, handling conflict, and making choices that match personal values. Sara draws on several evidence-based approaches to match the work to the client. She blends tools that help change unhelpful thoughts, build emotional skills, and clarify meaning and purpose.
That mix supports work on things like codependency, attachment wounds, body image, and mood instability. In practice she helps people build routines for better sleep and eating, address parenting stress, and manage career-related strain. She also supports those dealing with shame, isolation, jealousy, and forgiveness work.
The aim is steady progress and clearer next steps between sessions. Sara holds a Colorado and Texas LCSW and has five years of practice experience. Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
People meet with her by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on what fits their life.
Sara lists 7 ways of working on the entry:
What Sara works with
The areas below are the ones Sara selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 5 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Colorado |
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Online support options
Evidence-informed approaches for online work
Sara often uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts, connect with personal values, and take small actions that matter. ACT is useful for anxiety, depression, life changes, and struggles with meaning.She also draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify patterns of thinking and behavior that keep problems going and to teach concrete skills for change. CBT works well for panic attacks, mood disorders, sleep and eating concerns, and many daily stressors.
Choosing the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will discuss options, try methods in session, and adjust based on what feels most helpful. Goals, preferences, and practical needs guide which tools are emphasized.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls let people work face to face from different places. Phone sessions fit when bandwidth is limited or for shorter check-ins. Live chat and messaging are good for ongoing support, brief skills practice, or those who prefer writing. These options aim to make therapy easier to fit into busy lives and varied schedules.
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