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Kim Cooper, LPC

  • Experience20 years
  • LocationMississippi
  • Focus areasAddictions, LGBT, and Relationship
  • Therapy approachesInternal Family Systems and Client-Centered Therapy
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About Kim

Kim Cooper is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Mississippi with two decades of clinical experience. She brings focused attention to relationships affected by addiction, grief, trauma, and communication breakdowns, and offers guidance for people facing stress, anxiety, depression, career transitions, and complex family dynamics.

Background and approach

Her practice includes work with intimacy-related concerns, compassion fatigue, and a wide range of life changes that can leave someone feeling stuck or overwhelmed. Her approach emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and compassion while tailoring conversation and treatment plans to each person's circumstances.

Kim draws on methods such as Internal Family Systems, client-centered therapy, and cognitive behavioral techniques to help clients explore inner parts, strengthen coping skills, and shift unhelpful patterns. With a practical, collaborative stance she supports clients who are ready to take initial steps toward healing and greater wellbeing.

Clients seeking practical strategies and a compassionate, individualized process will find a therapist who aims to empower and support meaningful change. Kim frames therapy as a partnership that honors each person’s strengths while addressing the challenges that brought them in.

How evidence-based approaches inform online therapy

Kim integrates Internal Family Systems and client-centered therapy alongside cognitive behavioral techniques to support work conducted online. Internal Family Systems helps people identify and relate to different inner parts that influence emotions and behavior, which can be useful for addressing trauma, grief, or patterns tied to addiction. Client-centered therapy emphasizes empathic listening and building a trusting therapeutic relationship so clients feel heard and guided while exploring change. CBT provides concrete tools to identify and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, supporting goals like managing anxiety, depression, or stress.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Kim works collaboratively with each client to determine which methods fit their goals and preferences. She adapts techniques week to week as needed, inviting feedback and refining the plan so it aligns with what the client finds most helpful.

Online sessions are offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These options can make it easier to access consistent support, practice skills between meetings, and maintain continuity of care when life or location makes in-person visits difficult.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Kim address?
Kim works with a broad range of concerns including addictions, grief, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, stress and anxiety, depression, career challenges, and compassion fatigue, along with many related family and life transition topics.
What is her therapeutic style like?
The style is collaborative and client-centered, blending empathic listening with practical skills from approaches such as CBT, DBT, mindfulness, and Internal Family Systems to tailor treatment to individual needs.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 20 years of professional experience working with a variety of relationship, emotional, and life transition issues.
Where is she licensed and available to practice?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Mississippi and provides services to clients located in that state.
Does she offer services in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English only, and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
Available formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and schedules.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling a session according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

AddictionsLGBTRelationship issuesGrief

Also works with

Stress, AnxietyFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseIntimacy-related issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesDepressionCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

Aging and geriatric issuesBlended family issuesCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCommunication problemsDivorce and separationFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisMulticultural concernsPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPost-traumatic stressSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSexualityWomen's issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingInternal Family Systems

Experience

20+ years

Licensed

Mississippi

Languages

English