About Marsha
Marsha Nan Poland Cooper uses straightforward, goal-focused strategies to help people manage stress and anxiety. She goes by Nan and brings nine years of clinical work to each session. Her approach is practical and hands-on so people leave sessions with clear next steps.
Nan began in a clinic setting and worked with clients connected to local schools. She later opened a independent practice five years ago and now manages her own caseload in Kentucky.
Background and approach
Her academic background includes a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Arts in Education from Western Kentucky University. Nan holds the LPCC credential. She often uses cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, to help people recognize and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.
She also draws on solution-focused therapy to build small, achievable goals that lead to faster relief. Sessions frequently include short exercises and occasional homework tasks to reinforce progress between meetings. Typical concerns she addresses include anxiety, depression, stress, relationship and intimacy-related issues, parenting strain, and grief.
Additional focus areas listed are codependency, commitment issues, divorce and separation, and social anxiety and phobia. Nan tailors each plan to what a person needs that week, rather than using a one-size-fits-all method. People who choose her work with someone who expects active participation during sessions.
She explains options, sets clear goals, and checks in on practical steps. Communication is direct and supportive, aimed at helping people handle life changes and everyday pressures.
How CBT and Solution-Focused Work Online
CBT, or cognitive behavioral therapy, helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and test them against real-life evidence. Online CBT sessions typically include talk, short exercises, and assigned practice to change patterns that fuel anxiety and depression.Solution-focused therapy centers on building small, concrete steps toward a preferred future. In sessions the therapist and client identify what’s already working, set short-term goals, and track small wins to create momentum for change.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, try methods that fit those goals, and adjust over time. Clients take an active role in deciding which techniques feel most useful for their situation.
Online formats here include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for full sessions and more personal conversation. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat or text messaging can suit quick check-ins, brief coaching, or when a shorter session fits a busy schedule. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, school, or family routines.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Anger management
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Parenting issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 9 years
- Licensed
- Kentucky
- Languages
- English
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