About Toni
Toni Kooy helps people facing stress, anxiety, trauma, and mood struggles. She supports those dealing with grief, relationship and intimacy issues, addiction, and self-esteem challenges. Toni also works with concerns like panic attacks, bipolar mood shifts, and shame-related struggles.
She listens without judgment and focuses on practical steps. Sessions often start by identifying immediate goals and strengths. Short- and long-term goals guide the work so progress can be tracked and adjusted.
Background and approach
Toni uses approaches that match the person in front of her. She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to spot and shift unhelpful thoughts. Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills are used to strengthen emotion regulation and decision making.
She also has training in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, which she has used with people processing traumatic memories. Motivational Interviewing helps when someone feels stuck or unsure about change. Toni holds a Master’s Degree in Counseling and is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, in Colorado.
She has worked in substance abuse and mental health settings since 2004, bringing about 20 years of experience. That background includes work in both rural and urban community mental health centers. Her life and work experience range widely, from music and construction to caregiving and clinical practice.
That variety informs a practical, non-judgmental style focused on helping people find manageable ways to feel better and move forward.
Approaches that translate to online therapy
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and responding to each person's experience. The therapist follows the person's lead, reflects what they say, and helps them build on their own strengths to make decisions and cope with stress.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and try new ways of thinking and acting. It can reduce anxiety, depression, and panic by teaching specific strategies for changing thought patterns and behaviors.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy teaches concrete skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and improving relationships. Those skills can be practiced in session and applied to everyday situations to help stabilize mood and decision making.
Finding the right fit is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the person to choose or combine methods based on their goals, history, and what feels most useful. That shared process makes it easier to adjust the plan as needs change.
Online formats offer flexibility for different rhythms of life. Video calls let people have face-to-face conversations and practice skills together. Phone sessions can be used when bandwidth is limited or when a session needs to fit into a short break. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for brief check-ins, follow-up, or when written reflection helps the process. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent and practical.
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What this counselor works with
Also listed
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 20 years
- Licensed
- Colorado
- Languages
- English