Therapist profile
Denise Cooper, LCSW
New York
LCSW - Relationships and Emotional Health
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- CredentialsLCSW
- LicenseLCSW, New York / 076687
- NPI1538108279
- Experience20 years
- LanguagesEnglish
- LocationNew York
About
- Attachment-based work
- CBT and mindfulness
- Parenting and anger
About Denise
Denise Cooper is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in New York with 20 years of experience. She works with adults on stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and attachment wounds, and relationship and intimacy concerns. Denise also helps people managing parenting challenges, anger, ADHD, grief, career stress, and issues related to identity and sexual orientation.
Her style is client-centered. She treats the person as the expert on their life and builds the work around their goals. Sessions include practical tools for managing emotions, clearer communication, and coping strategies for day-to-day stress. Denise draws on cognitive behavioral techniques and mindfulness to address unhelpful thinking and to increase present-moment awareness.
Attachment-based ideas guide her work with people who struggle with trust, abandonment, or patterns that repeat in relationships. Motivational interviewing is used when someone needs help clarifying goals and finding motivation to change. She also has experience supporting people on the autism spectrum with tailored approaches that respect how each person prefers to communicate.
Denise integrates short-term solution-focused work when a quick plan is needed, and she can shift to longer work for deeper change. Practical coaching elements are available for career concerns and life transitions. Her approach mixes conversation, skill-building, and real-world assignments that make it easier to apply what is discussed in sessions.
Sessions are conducted in English and follow the therapist-client process typical in New York practice. Prospective clients should confirm current session options before booking and follow the site steps to begin.
How sessions work
How her approaches translate to online work
Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on patterns in close relationships and how early connections affect current reactions and trust. Online sessions can help identify those patterns and practice different responses to reduce reactivity and recurring hurt. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. In sessions she helps people notice unhelpful thinking, test new ideas, and build small behavioral experiments to reduce anger and anxiety. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce automatic reactivity and increase emotional regulation. These short practices can be assigned between sessions to build steady habits. Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist collaborates with each person to decide which methods make the most sense for their goals and daily life. That plan can change as progress is made. Confirm the current session options before booking so you know what formats are available. The practical benefits of remote work include fitting sessions into a workday, reducing travel time, and choosing quieter times for focused check-ins. Some formats use less bandwidth or are better for brief coaching-style conversations, so check the options and choose what fits your routine.Areas of focus
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Experience
20+ years
Listed in
New York
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
Denise works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and attachment wounds. She also helps with anger, parenting, grief, career matters, ADHD, and relationship and intimacy-related issues.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her practice is client-centered, meaning she treats the client as the expert and builds sessions around their goals. She uses practical tools like CBT and mindfulness to change thinking and reduce reactivity.
How much experience does she have?
She has 20 years of experience as a clinician working with adults on a wide range of emotional and relational concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, licensed in New York and practices from that state.
Does she offer services in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are used?
Please confirm current session options before booking since session formats should be checked on the provider page before scheduling.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time; specific pricing is provided through the site during sign-up.
How do I get started?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session to begin.
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Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is unsafe, use the crisis numbers.