Kristie Cooley, LMHC

Kristie Cooley is a licensed mental health counselor in Florida (LMHC) who provides focused, compassionate care for people working through depression, anxiety, relationship struggles, stress, and addiction-related concerns. With four years of clinical experience, she centers her work on each person’s unique story and goals, helping clients move through difficult emotions toward greater resilience and connection.

She offers targeted support for social anxiety, trauma recovery, life transitions, and workplace or family challenges, concentrating on practical strategies that build self-compassion, improve communication, and restore meaningful relationships. Her practice addresses a wide range of concerns including anger, attachment and abandonment issues, blended family dynamics, caregiver stress, chronic illness and pain, substance use, and feelings of emptiness or shame.

Kristie creates a supportive environment where individuals can explore past wounds, strengthen coping skills, and develop clearer patterns for emotional well-being. She works collaboratively with clients to identify priorities and develop actionable plans for growth, drawing on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help people regain balance, improve interpersonal functioning, and pursue long-term healing.

Evidence-Based Techniques and Online Care

Kristie Cooley applies evidence-based therapeutic techniques that help clients identify unhelpful thinking and behavioral patterns and learn alternative ways of responding to stress and difficult emotions. These approaches focus on increasing self-awareness and practical problem solving to reduce symptoms like anxiety, depression, and impulsive behaviors.

She also uses skills-based interventions that teach emotion regulation, coping strategies for cravings or anger, and communication tools for improving relationships and family dynamics. These methods are well suited for work on addiction, attachment concerns, caregiver stress, and blended family issues.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Kristie works with each person to determine which techniques best match their goals, needs, and preferences, adapting her work as progress unfolds.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, allowing clients to access care from home or on the go. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and maintain continuity of support while working toward lasting change.