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Toni Kooy, LPC
Colorado
Licensed Professional Counselor - Anxiety and Trauma
See online therapy options- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy
- EMDR trauma work
About Toni
Toni Kooy is an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor in Colorado with 20 years of experience. She helps people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, substance use concerns, relationship and intimacy questions, grief, self-esteem issues, and mood-related problems. Toni also supports people facing panic attacks, bipolar mood patterns, guilt and shame, and parenting-related strain.
She keeps sessions practical and goal-focused. Toni uses short- and longer-term goals to guide work. She listens without judgment and helps people notice patterns that maintain distress. Conversations center on what is happening now and what can change next.
Toni uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people spot unhelpful thoughts and try different responses. She also draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy for emotion regulation and decision-making skills. Other approaches she uses include Client-Centered Therapy, EMDR for trauma work, and Motivational Interviewing to support change.
Her background includes a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and a Master’s degree in Counseling from the University of Colorado. She has worked in rural and urban community mental health settings since 2004 and has experience across a wide age range. That work included many clients with trauma symptoms and mood disorders.
Before and alongside her counseling career, Toni has held varied jobs including musician and construction worker. She brings a pragmatic, non-judgmental view to sessions and aims to help people build skills they can use day to day.
To begin, people complete a brief matching questionnaire and schedule an initial session. Toni’s practice uses a subscription model for sessions that can be canceled at any time.
How her approaches work for online sessions
Toni commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and test new ways of thinking and acting. CBT breaks problems into specific patterns and offers step-by-step strategies to change them, which can be practiced between sessions.She also uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy for skills around emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and improving decision making. DBT focuses on concrete skills that reduce overwhelm and help with relationship and mood challenges. For trauma-focused work she may draw on Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, which aims to reduce the intensity of traumatic memories while tracking specific processing steps.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Toni will review a person’s concerns, goals, and preferences and discuss which methods to try first. That decision is collaborative and can change as needs evolve.
Confirm current session options before booking, since formats are not listed here. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, shorten travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also makes practicing CBT and DBT skills between sessions simpler because materials can be shared and homework reviewed together.
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Experience
20+ years
Listed in
Colorado
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Toni typically help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, self-esteem, anger, career concerns, and mood disorders including bipolar and panic symptoms.
How does she approach therapy?
Toni uses goal-focused sessions that combine practical skills and discussion. She helps people notice thoughts and habits that keep problems going and practices alternative responses.
How much experience does she have?
She has worked in substance abuse and mental health settings since 2004, which amounts to about 20 years of clinical experience.
What credential and location does she hold?
She is an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor in Colorado and practices from that state.
Which languages are offered for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions paid for?
Sessions are provided through a subscription that varies with location and can be canceled at any time.
What steps do I take to start?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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