Cory Sullivan, LCSW

Cory Sullivan is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) licensed in California with seven years of experience. He works with people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, and depression. Cory also addresses concerns tied to aging, cancer, caregiving strain, fatherhood, first responder stress, and mood disorders.

He speaks plainly about rebuilding life after traumatic injury and chronic illness. Cory draws on his own experience with loss of identity and grief to relate to practical struggles clients face. Sessions focus on clear skills and steady progress rather than abstract labels.

In session he uses approaches like acceptance and commitment techniques, cognitive behavior strategies, and mindfulness to help manage troubling thoughts and sudden overwhelm. Work often includes learning tools for panic, reducing avoidance, and improving mood day to day. Communication skills and handling guilt or shame are common topics he addresses.

Cory emphasizes strength-based skills that build on what already works for a person. He looks at patterns that keep problems going and teaches ways to shift them with concrete steps. Treatment is collaborative and goal-oriented, with attention to how mental health connects to everyday life demands.

People who book can expect straightforward conversations about coping, practical exercises to try between sessions, and pacing that reflects recovery from injury or long-term health challenges. Cory speaks English and practices in California as an LCSW.

How Cory uses ACT, CBT and DBT in online work