Carrie Cooper

Carrie Cooper is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor with more than two decades of experience helping adults navigate difficult times. She focuses on practical, person-centered work to address stress, anger, anxiety, addictions, depression, and life transitions. Carrie meets people where they are and aims to create calm, steady progress from session to session.

Her training includes a Bachelor of Science in Psychology and a Master of Science in Counseling. Carrie uses straightforward, evidence-informed methods to help people understand patterns and try new ways of coping. She often blends client-centered listening with cognitive-behavioral techniques and mindfulness practices.

In practice she pays attention to trauma and its effects, and she draws on trauma-informed approaches when needed. Sessions typically concentrate on clear goals, skills people can use between meetings, and steps that fit everyday life. Carrie also incorporates motivational interviewing when people want to change habits related to substance use or other behaviors.

Clients come for many concerns such as parenting strain, relationship tensions, grief, body image, ADHD, and compassion fatigue. Carrie aims to help people build routines, set realistic goals, and reduce the power of overwhelming emotions like anger. Her style is respectful, warm, and focused on what a person wants to achieve.

She practices in Utah and conducts her work in English. Carrie encourages people who are ready to begin to take the next step toward clearer thinking and steadier days.

How therapeutic methods translate to online work

Cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and behavior. In practice this means identifying unhelpful thoughts, testing them, and trying new actions to change how someone feels. It is often useful for anxiety, depression, anger, and coping with life changes.

Client-centered therapy emphasizes listening, acceptance, and collaborating on goals. The therapist follows the person's lead, reflects what they say, and helps people decide the next steps. This approach supports building trust and creating goals that matter to the individual.

Finding the right method is part of the process. The therapist will work together with each person to choose which approaches to use based on needs and preferences. That discussion usually happens early and can change as goals shift over time.

If you are considering online sessions, confirm the current session formats before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, shorten travel time, and allow quicker check-ins when needed. Some formats also reduce the need to be on camera or require less bandwidth, which can help on a packed day.