About Terri
Terri Bassi-Cook is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Pennsylvania with 36 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy concerns, addictions, grief, trauma, and life changes. She uses a collaborative, client-centered approach and talks with each person to find what matters most to them.
Terri aims to help clients change the thoughts that make problems feel bigger than they are and build practical ways to move forward.
How Terri works
She listens without judgment and offers gentle observations to help people see their situations more clearly. Sessions focus on practical steps and shifting unhelpful thinking, not on jargon. Terri also uses techniques from cognitive behavioral methods and motivational interviewing to set goals and make change feel doable.
Her background includes long-term practice across many clinical concerns, which informs how she tailors plans for different needs. She also draws on psychodynamic ideas when past patterns are important to understanding current struggles. Solution-focused strategies are used to break problems into manageable pieces and identify direct actions that produce relief.
Terri works with people on parenting strain, caregiving stress, chronic health issues, ADHD, bipolar concerns, and compassion fatigue among other challenges. She affirms diverse identities and sexual orientations and invites people to bring their full selves to sessions. Her aim is to help each person discover strengths and practical ways to live according to their values.
People who choose Terri can expect clear, straightforward conversation and a steady plan for change. She helps set realistic goals and checks progress along the way.
Terri lists 6 ways of working on the entry:
What Terri works with
The areas below are the ones Terri selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Traumatic brain injury
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Visually impaired
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 36 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Pennsylvania |
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Online support options
Approaches that guide online therapy
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and working side by side with the person. The therapist follows the client's priorities, offers observations, and helps people find their own solutions; this approach can help with self esteem, relationship concerns, and general life stress.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It helps identify unhelpful thinking patterns and replace them with practical strategies to reduce anxiety, manage mood, and improve sleep or coping skills.
Motivational Interviewing helps when someone feels stuck or ambivalent about change. It uses short conversations to build motivation and clarify personal goals, which is useful for addictions, behavior change, or taking on new routines.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work and happens together. The therapist will help identify what fits a person's needs, goals, and preferences and may use more than one method as progress unfolds. That collaborative process keeps the plan focused and practical.
Online formats make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction, phone sessions can be quicker or easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat supports brief check-ins, and text-based messaging works for ongoing, flexible contact. These options offer convenience and continuity while the therapist and client work toward clear goals.
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Write down two things you would want to be different in six months. That is the most useful thing to bring to a first session, whoever it is with. If you would rather start now than keep reading, online sessions are the quickest route.
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