Ilene Cooper, LCSW, CSW

Ilene Cooper is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Georgia with 20 years of experience. She works with people on common concerns such as anxiety, depression, relationship strain, grief, and family issues. She also supports those facing addictions, bipolar mood concerns, ADHD, and struggles around intimacy and self-esteem.

Ilene meets each person with straightforward conversation. Sessions look at current problems and the history that shapes them. She uses practical strategies to change unhelpful thoughts and patterns. Couples work draws on approaches that focus on emotions and interactional patterns.

Her background includes extensive training in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and study with John and Julie Gottman. She also practices Mindfulness-based techniques and uses Emotionally-Focused work and Imago approaches for relationship concerns. These methods are used to help people notice patterns, try new behaviors, and manage distressing thoughts and feelings.

Typical sessions involve talking through specific problems, learning tools to manage emotions, and trying out different ways of responding in relationships. She also pays attention to family of origin issues when those early patterns still affect how people relate today.

Ilene works in Georgia and conducts therapy in English. She blends short-term skill-building with longer work on patterns when people want that. To begin, she asks people to consider their goals and what changes would feel most helpful.

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