About Toni
Toni Kooy helps people coping with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, addictions, relationship and intimacy concerns, grief, parenting strain, and mood disorders. She is a Licensed Professional Counselor and brings 20 years of work in substance abuse and mental health. Toni writes plainly and listens without judgment to understand what feels hard right now.
Her style is practical and goal-focused. She uses both short-term and longer-term plans depending on what a person needs.
How Toni works
Sessions aim to identify what causes distress, build on existing strengths, and introduce skills that reduce overwhelm and improve decision making. Toni commonly draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy to strengthen self-worth, emotional regulation, and healthier relationships. She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to spot unhelpful thinking and replace it with more useful patterns.
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing has been part of her trauma work when processing painful memories. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in psychology and a Master of Arts in counseling from the University of Colorado. Toni holds an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor - in Colorado and has worked in community mental health settings across rural and urban areas since 2004.
Her background includes extensive training and experience with trauma, grief, panic, bipolar and other mood concerns. The combination of clinical experience and varied life roles gives her a down-to-earth perspective when helping people make practical changes. People who choose Toni can expect attentive listening, clear strategies, and collaborative planning aimed at improving daily functioning and emotional well-being.
Toni lists 8 ways of working on the entry:
What Toni works with
The areas below are the ones Toni selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 20 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Colorado |
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Online support options
How Toni's Approaches Work Online
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and understanding each person's experience. It helps people feel heard and guides the pacing and priorities of treatment based on their needs.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going. Online CBT sessions usually involve identifying unhelpful thinking, trying new behaviors between sessions, and tracking progress to reduce symptoms like anxiety and depression.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, teaches skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and better interpersonal choices. Those skills can be practiced in between sessions and reviewed during video or messaging check-ins.
Choosing an approach happens together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what feels most useful, then adjust methods as progress is made. That collaborative process helps match techniques to the person's situation and pace.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls allow full conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth or camera use is difficult. Live chat and text-based messaging suit shorter check-ins, skill practice, or people who prefer writing. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives while keeping focus on practical skills and steady progress.
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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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