Therapist profile
Ilene Cooper, LCSW, CSW
Georgia
Licensed Clinical Social Worker - Relationships and Anger
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- CredentialsLCSW, CSW
- LicenseLCSW, Georgia / CSW003312
- NPI1134200405
- Experience20 years
- LanguagesEnglish
- LocationGeorgia
About
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Mindfulness techniques
- Gottman and Imago work
About Ilene
Ilene Cooper is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) and a Clinical Social Worker (CSW) practicing in Georgia with 20 years of experience. She works with adults on stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, grief, depression, addictions, anger, and related life challenges. Ilene approaches sessions as collaborative conversations about what to try next and what has shaped current patterns.
She offers straightforward, practical work that looks at thoughts, feelings, and behavior. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is a regular part of her practice. She also uses mindfulness techniques and relationship-focused methods to address how people interact and repair connection.
Ilene draws on couple-focused models such as the Gottman ideas and Imago Relationship Therapy when relationship issues are central. She has also trained in Emotionally-Focused Therapy for couple work. Together these approaches aim to help partners notice interaction patterns and practice different ways of responding.
In session she helps people talk through decision points, change unhelpful thinking patterns, and try small behavior shifts that can make day-to-day life easier. She addresses a wide range of concerns including parenting strain, caregiving stress, chronic illness, and work-related burnout in addition to mood and trauma-related issues.
Her style is constructive and direct. Clients and therapists set goals together and review whether strategies are working. If needed she draws on several approaches to find what fits each person’s needs and situations.
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How Ilene uses evidence-based approaches online
Ilene commonly integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Emotionally-Focused ideas into her work. CBT involves identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce angry reactions or anxiety. It can be useful for work stress, mood disorders, and day-to-day frustration.She also draws on couple-focused methods such as the Gottman-informed and Imago ideas to help partners notice interaction patterns and practice different ways of responding. These approaches focus on communication, rebuilding trust, and repairing cycles that lead to repeated conflict.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Ilene will discuss goals, preferences, and what feels most useful in early sessions, and she will recommend ways of working together based on that conversation. This is a collaborative process and adjustments are made as therapy progresses.
The original biography does not list specific online formats. Please confirm the current session options before booking so you know whether sessions are by video, phone, or another format. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce commuting time while keeping regular contact with a therapist.
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Experience
20+ years
Listed in
Georgia
Languages
English
Questions
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What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and family issues, addictions, anger, and related life adjustments.
How would she approach anger in sessions?
She uses practical strategies from cognitive behavioral work and mindfulness to help people notice triggers, change unhelpful thoughts, and practice different responses.
What is her professional background?
She has 20 years of clinical experience working with individuals and couples, and experience with relationship models and mindfulness practices.
What credentials and where does she practice?
She is an LCSW and CSW practicing in Georgia.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session formats before booking, as the biography does not specify which formats are offered.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are required to begin working together?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is unsafe, use the crisis numbers.