About Toni
Toni Kooy is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Colorado who helps people manage stress, anxiety, trauma, depression, and related concerns. She brings 20 years of experience in mental health and substance use settings. Toni writes in a straightforward way and focuses on practical steps people can use right away.
She listens without judgment and works to uncover what is causing distress. Sessions often identify strengths clients already have and build on them.
Background and approach
Toni uses both short-term and longer-term goals to guide the work so people can see progress and stay focused. Toni commonly draws on dialectical behavior approaches to support emotion regulation, decision making, and healthier relationships. She also uses cognitive behavioral techniques to help people spot unhelpful thinking and try alternative ways of responding.
For trauma-related symptoms she has training that included EMDR and has used those methods in past work with affected clients. Her background includes a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and a Master of Arts in Counseling from the University of Colorado. Much of her work has been in community mental health, in both rural and urban settings.
That experience means she has worked with people facing a wide range of life situations and practical barriers. Toni’s past jobs outside counseling give her a broad, nonjudgmental perspective. She emphasizes collaboration and practical strategies so people can move toward better mood, clearer thinking, and more stable relationships.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on empathetic listening and helping people find their own solutions; online sessions let a therapist follow your lead while offering gentle reflection and encouragement. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps people identify and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns; in remote work this looks like reviewing thoughts together, trying exercises between sessions, and tracking what works. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) emphasizes emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal skills; a therapist can teach these skills, practice them in session, and adapt homework to daily life through messages or brief check-ins.Finding the right method is part of the process. Toni will collaborate with each person to choose approaches that match their needs, goals, and preferences. That means starting with what feels most useful, trying techniques, and adjusting the plan based on what helps in real life.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, so people can pick what fits their schedule and comfort. Video is useful for longer sessions and skills practice, phone can be a simpler option when bandwidth is limited, and messaging or live chat work well for brief check-ins or step-by-step coaching between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and keep contact between appointments when that supports progress.
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What this therapist 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
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