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Dr. Lisa Cooney

Dr. Lisa Cooney

LMFT

Therapist · Texas · 25+ years of experience

Warm, experienced therapist for anger and stress

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  • 25 years experience
  • LMFT
  • English and international

About Lisa

Dr. Lisa Cooney offers care for people who are struggling with anger and related concerns. She makes a point of listening first and helping each person feel understood. Her approach is straightforward and respectful, so clients can speak honestly about what is hard for them.

Dr. Cooney is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with 25 years of experience. She helps people cope with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addiction, trauma, and anger. She also supports those wrestling with body image, relationship issues, and questions about identity and sexuality.

In sessions she focuses on practical steps and clearer understanding. Conversations look at how past experiences shape current reactions. She uses dialogue to identify patterns and to try small, doable changes between meetings.

Her toolbox includes client-centered work that follows the person’s pace, existential questions about meaning and choice, and psychodynamic ideas that trace feelings back to earlier experiences. She also offers EMDR for trauma-related memories and hypnotherapy as an option for focused change.

Dr. Cooney practices in Texas and works with people from a wide range of backgrounds. She accepts international clients and conducts sessions in English. Before starting, she asks about goals and daily routines so therapy fits each person’s life.

Areas of expertise

Also works with

Relationship issuesEating disordersAnger managementBipolar disorderDepression

Additional focus areas

Attachment issuesBlended family issuesBody imageCancerChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsForgivenessGender dysphoriaHearing impairedHoardingImmigration issuesLife purposeVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMulticultural concernsObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPost-traumatic stressProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSexualitySmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationWomen's issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyExistential TherapyEye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)HypnotherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapySystemic Therapy

Experience

25+ years

Credentials

California, Texas, Arizona, District of Columbia, Oregon, New Jersey

Languages

English

How therapeutic approaches guide online work

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and following the person’s lead. It helps people who need steady support and someone who will reflect their own priorities back to them. Existential Therapy looks at meaning, choice, and responsibility when life feels confusing or stuck; it can help with life transitions and questions of purpose.

EMDR, or Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, is a method used to address troubling memories that keep affecting current behavior. In practice it involves recalling a distressing memory while guided through a set of bilateral stimulation to reduce emotional intensity. People use it for trauma, strong anxiety, and memories that fuel reactions like anger.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with clients about goals, history, and what feels most helpful. Together they decide whether to use client-centered conversation, existential framing, EMDR, hypnotherapy, or psychodynamic exploration as steps toward those goals.

The practical benefits of online therapy include fitting sessions around daily life, reducing travel time, and making it easier to keep regular appointments. The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm which options are offered before booking. Online sessions can make it simpler to attend when schedules are tight or when follow-up meetings are needed after an intense session.

At a glance

Listed location
Texas
Experience
25+ years
Credentials
LMFT
Languages
English
License (California)
LMFT · No. 38608
License (Texas)
LMFT · No. 202793
License (Arizona)
LMFT · No. LMFT-15914
License (District of Columbia)
LMFT · No. LMFT200001276
License (Oregon)
LMFT · No. T2334
License (New Jersey)
LMFT · No. 37FI00217900
NPI
1821256694

As listed by the therapist. You can check a license with the state board and an NPI with the national registry.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does she help with?

She sees a broad range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addiction, trauma, and anger. Additional areas include body image, relationship and attachment issues, and health-related challenges.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Her style is compassionate and practical. She listens first, then outlines small, doable steps clients can try between sessions.

How long has she been practicing?

She has 25 years of clinical experience working with adults across many kinds of life stress and transition.

Where is this therapist based and licensed?

She practices in Texas and holds the LMFT credential with CA LMFT and TX LMFT noted for her professional standing.

Can I work with her if I live outside the U.S.?

International clients are accepted. Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

The original biography does not list specific session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.

How are fees handled?

Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin therapy with this clinician?

Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist’s availability.

Before you start

  • Online talk therapy is not a court-ordered or mandated anger-management course, and it does not provide attendance certificates.
  • Check that the location and license details above fit where you live.
  • If anyone is at risk of being harmed, contact emergency services or a domestic-abuse helpline first. See the support lines for the US, UK and Australia.
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