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Khadijah Cooper

Khadijah Cooper

LPC

Therapist · Louisiana · 4+ years of experience

Compassionate therapist with a veteran's perspective

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  • Focus on anger
  • Practical goal setting
  • Veteran-informed care

About Khadijah

Khadijah Cooper is an LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor) based in Louisiana with four years of professional experience. She draws on her background as an Army veteran to understand the stresses that can come from service and from life transitions. She helps people dealing with stress, anxiety, anger, depression, trauma, and the challenges that follow major life changes.

Her approach blends a psychoanalytic foundation with existential ideas. That means she and the client look at how past events still affect day-to-day life, and she encourages greater self-awareness to support personal growth. Sessions focus on identifying patterns, naming goals, and taking steady steps toward change.

Khadijah also works with topics such as attachment concerns, control issues, guilt and shame, and social anxiety. She addresses multicultural concerns and issues commonly faced by veterans and those with post-traumatic stress. Conversations are practical and directed toward real-life improvements rather than abstract theory.

Therapy is treated as a team effort in her view. The therapist and client build trust, clarify current problems, set reachable goals, and follow a plan to meet those goals. People can expect straightforward language and a pace set by their needs.

Sessions use evidence-based therapeutic techniques in a manner tailored to each client. Language offered is English. Before booking, readers should confirm session formats and scheduling details to match their needs.

Areas of expertise

Experience

4+ years

Credentials

Louisiana

Languages

English

Therapeutic approaches and how they translate online

Her practice draws on a psychoanalytic foundation and an existential approach. A psychoanalytic foundation means discussing past experiences and how they continue to affect current feelings and behavior, which can help with trauma, long-standing patterns, and unresolved conflict. The existential approach emphasizes building self-awareness and exploring personal values, which supports work on meaning, motivation, and life direction.

Finding the right approach is treated as a collaborative process. The therapist will listen to a client's situation, goals, and preferences and then suggest which techniques to try first. Together they review progress and adjust the plan when something is not helping as expected.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm the available session formats before booking since the biography does not list them. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. It can also offer flexibility for people who live far from a counselor or who need to coordinate around work and family responsibilities. Licensed professionals can adapt evidence-based techniques to remote sessions, and the therapist will help you choose practical ways to continue skills between meetings.

At a glance

Listed location
Louisiana
Experience
4+ years
Credentials
LPC
Languages
English
License (Louisiana)
LPC · No. 9739
NPI
1265017297

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Frequently asked questions

What concerns does this therapist address?

She helps people with stress, anxiety, anger, depression, trauma, and coping with life changes. Additional focuses include attachment issues, guilt and shame, isolation, and multicultural concerns.

How would you describe the therapy style?

Her style mixes a psychoanalytic foundation with existential ideas. She revisits past events that still affect the present and encourages self-awareness and personal growth.

What is her professional background?

She has four years of professional counseling experience and is an Army veteran with 13 years of service. That background informs her approach to veteran-related mental health concerns.

What credential does she hold and where is she located?

She holds the LPC credential, which stands for Licensed Professional Counselor. Her practice is based in Louisiana.

In what languages are sessions offered?

Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.

What session formats are available?

The original biography does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options with the platform or therapist before booking.

How does billing or cost work?

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How do I begin working with this therapist?

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Before you start

  • Online talk therapy is not a court-ordered or mandated anger-management course, and it does not provide attendance certificates.
  • Check that the location and license details above fit where you live.
  • If anyone is at risk of being harmed, contact emergency services or a domestic-abuse helpline first. See the support lines for the US, UK and Australia.
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