Dr. Makenzi Cooley, LMFT, LIMFT

Dr. Makenzi Cooley offers focused, compassionate care for people navigating relationship strain, trauma recovery, intimacy concerns, and a range of mood and eating-related challenges. She centers each session on the individual's story, listening for patterns that shape how clients relate to themselves and others while working to build resilience and practical coping skills.

Her practice is particularly attentive to attachment dynamics, women's concerns, chronic pain and illness, and family-of-origin or blended family struggles. She also supports people dealing with body image and eating issues, infidelity, loneliness, and the emotional impact of divorce or separation. Across these areas she emphasizes understanding identity and sexual concerns with sensitivity and respect.

With three years of clinical experience, Dr. Cooley integrates evidence-based therapeutic techniques alongside a background in yoga therapy to help clients access both emotional and somatic resources. She collaborates with clients to identify goals, explore underlying patterns, and create concrete steps toward change. As a licensed marriage and family therapist - holding LMFT and LIMFT credentials that indicate professional licensure in marriage and family therapy - she provides care informed by clinical training and lived experience. Her approach is professional, affirming, and tailored to each person's needs in New York and through online options.

Integrating Trauma-Informed and Body-Aware Approaches Online

Dr. Cooley uses trauma-informed approaches that focus on safety, pacing, and understanding how past experiences shape current reactions; this work can help people process painful memories and reduce the ways trauma interferes with daily life. She also brings an attachment-informed lens to relational work, helping clients identify patterns in their relationships and build more secure ways of connecting with partners, family members, and themselves. Additionally, her background in yoga therapy informs gentle somatic practices that can support emotional regulation and greater mind-body awareness for those coping with chronic pain, eating concerns, or stress.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the process, and Dr. Cooley collaborates with each client to determine which methods best fit their needs, goals, and preferences. She works together with clients to set priorities, try strategies, and adjust the plan as progress unfolds.

Online therapy with Dr. Cooley offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, making it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule or access care from home. These options allow clients to maintain continuity of treatment and to choose the format that feels most comfortable while working with a licensed professional.