About Corey
Corey Cunningham helps people facing anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, stress, and challenges with self-esteem. They also support folks navigating ADHD, relationship and family concerns, career shifts, coping with life changes, and issues related to identity and sexual assault. Corey is based in Illinois and practices as an IL LCPC.
Corey writes in a straightforward way and keeps sessions practical. They use a strengths-focused stance, noticing resilience and building on what already works.
Background and approach
Sessions may include gentle body-based awareness and movement to help with nervous system regulation. Corey values everyday connection. Early sessions might begin with something meaningful you bring - a song, a photo, a meme, or a short video - to anchor conversation and make it easier to talk.
This approach helps people who find it hard to start with direct clinical questions. They identify as AuDHD, queer, and live with chronic illness, which informs a lived-experience perspective in sessions. Corey aims to honor each person’s background and current needs without judgment.
Corey prefers a collaborative style. Goals are set together and adapted over time. Short-term skills work and longer-term exploration are both options, depending on what the person wants.
Practical accommodations are welcomed in sessions, and Corey aims to make meetings comfortable for sensory and health needs. Communication is direct and compassionate, with a focus on helping people feel more grounded and capable in daily life.
How these approaches work online
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting what you say so the conversation follows your needs. It helps when someone wants a supportive, nonjudgmental space to make sense of feelings and set personal goals.Somatic Therapy adds gentle attention to body sensations and simple movement to help calm the nervous system and process stress or trauma. It can be useful for people who notice physical reactions tied to anxiety, past harm, or overwhelm.
Trauma-Focused Therapy concentrates conversations and activities on healing from past traumatic events while pacing the work to what feels manageable. This approach aims to reduce intrusive memories and help people reclaim a sense of safety in daily life.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Corey will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and comfort level, and will adjust the plan as progress is made.
Online sessions are offered by licensed professionals through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits quick check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between meetings. These options make it easier to schedule therapy around work, health needs, or busy days while keeping treatment consistent and flexible.
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What this counselor works with
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Also listed
- ADHD
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Life purpose
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Stress, Anxiety
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 5 years
- Licensed
- Illinois
- Languages
- English