About Jeffrey
Jeffrey (Jeff) Cohen is a Licensed Professional Counselor practicing in Missouri with 20 years of experience. He aims to create a warm, relaxed space where people can talk through stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy issues. He uses straightforward, practical conversation to help clients set and reach their own goals.
Jeff draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thinking and change behaviors that get in the way of daily life.
Background and approach
He also uses Motivational Interviewing to support people who want to make meaningful changes, and Solution-Focused Therapy to build small, achievable steps toward goals. Sessions are conversational and results-oriented rather than overly technical. His background includes long work in residential treatment settings where he supported people facing complex problems.
That experience shaped his belief that challenges can lead to growth when people have steady support and clear plans. He emphasizes empathy, active listening, and practical tools clients can use between sessions. Jeff helps people facing grief, addictions, parenting stress, career transitions, anger, low self-esteem, and isolation.
He also addresses family of origin issues, fatherhood concerns, body image, and personality-related struggles such as avoidant or dependent patterns. He works with clients to set goals they find meaningful and to take manageable steps toward them. He prefers a relaxed, light approach that reduces pressure while keeping work focused.
Clients who want direct feedback, clear behavioral tools, and gradual change often find this style useful.
Using practical approaches through online therapy
Jeff blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Motivational Interviewing to help clients make concrete changes. CBT focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and shifting behaviors that keep symptoms going, which can help with anxiety, depression, and relationship problems. Motivational Interviewing uses open questions and reflective listening to help people clarify their reasons for change and build internal motivation.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist collaborates with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and situation. That means jointly setting aims, trying strategies, and adjusting the plan if something isn’t working.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video is helpful for deeper conversations and visual cues. Phone sessions can be a good option if bandwidth is limited or a quicker check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging support brief updates, homework review, or ongoing encouragement between longer sessions. These formats make it easier to fit counseling into a busy life and to maintain steady progress.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Addictions
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Avoidant personality
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 20 years
- Licensed
- Missouri
- Languages
- English