Ilene Cooper, LCSW, CSW

Ilene Cooper is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, licensed in Georgia with 20 years of practice experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship challenges, and life transitions. Sessions focus on practical steps and clearer thinking to address daily problems and relationship strain.

Ilene draws on cognitive behavioral work to identify unhelpful thoughts and shift behaviors. She also uses relationship-focused methods and mindfulness practices to help partners communicate and reduce reactivity. Her background includes study with Gottman clinicians and Emotionally-Focused Therapy approaches for couples work.

In sessions she talks through current problems and how personal history might influence them now. She helps people pick concrete strategies to try between meetings. Expect a mix of talking, skill practice, and exercises aimed at changing patterns that cause stress or conflict.

Ilene has long experience with grief, addictions, trauma and abuse, intimacy challenges, caregiving stress, and chronic illness issues. She also works with concerns around parenting, career, ADHD, and aging or geriatric issues. People bring both mood and relationship problems to work on practical next steps.

Her style is straightforward and focused on what will change daily life. If you want help sorting relationship patterns, managing strong emotions, or finding ways to cope with loss and caregiving demands, she helps map out clear, step-by-step approaches to try and evaluate.

To begin, confirm the session formats offered at booking and follow the site process to schedule a first appointment.

How Ilene uses therapy approaches online