Alicia Cooper, LCSW

Alicia Cooper is an LCSW who centers therapy on meaning, choice, and honest reflection. She blends existential ideas with practical skills to help people facing relationship strains, anxiety, depression, and life transitions. Alicia writes plainly and listens closely to find what matters to each person.

She has eight years of clinical experience and practices in Colorado. Her work often focuses on relationship and intimacy concerns, parenting challenges, grief, trauma and abuse, and substance use.

Approaches that translate well to online care

Existential therapy helps people weigh meaning, responsibility, and choices in life. It supports those facing major transitions, grief, or questions about purpose by encouraging honest reflection and clearer decision making. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, teaches practical exercises to notice thoughts, commit to values-based actions, and build psychological flexibility. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and stress that gets in the way of living a valued life. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on patterns of connection and trust formed in relationships; it helps people understand how early attachment affects communication, intimacy, and reactions to conflict.

Finding the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will talk with the client about goals and try methods that fit their needs and preferences. Treatment can blend existential work with ACT or attachment ideas so sessions feel personally relevant and useful.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video works well for face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be a simpler option when bandwidth or camera use is difficult. Chat and text messaging allow quick check-ins, short coaching between meetings, or flexible contact during busy days. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent while fitting work, caregiving, and travel schedules.