Michael Cooksie, LCSW
About me
I am licensed in Utah with 4 years of professional clinical work experience in . I am a US Army Veteran with experience providing counseling to Soldiers and their families. I have experience in helping clients with stress and anxiety, motivation, self esteem, and confidence, & depression. Additionally, I have worked with victims of family violence. I am also a Global Career Development Facilitator and can provide career advice and resume assistance. I work with my clients to create an open and safe environment where thoughts and feelings can be shared without fear of judgment. Taking the first step to seeking a more fulfilling and happier life takes courage. I am here to help you in that process.
Professional experience
Additional areas of focus: Addictions, LGBT, Relationship issues, Grief, Intimacy-related issues, Eating disorders, Sleeping disorders, Parenting issues, Anger management, Self esteem, Bipolar disorder, Depression, Coping with life changes, Compassion fatigue, ADHD, Abandonment, Adoption and foster care, Aging and geriatric issues, Attachment issues, Autism and Asperger Syndrome, Blended family issues, Body image, Caregiver issues and stress, Chronic pain, illness, and disability, Co-morbidity, Codependency, Commitment issues, Communication problems, Control issues, Coping with natural or human-caused disaster, Dependent personality, Dissociation, Divorce and separation, Domestic violence, Drug and alcohol addiction, Eating and food-related issues, Emptiness, Expats, Family of origin issues, Family problems, Fatherhood issues, First responder issues, Forgiveness, Guilt and shame, HIV / AIDS, Hoarding, Immigration issues, Infidelity, Intellectual disability, Isolation / loneliness, Jealousy, Life purpose, Men's issues, Midlife crisis, Military and veterans issues, Money and financial issues, Mood disorders, Multicultural concerns, Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships, Postpartum depression, Post-traumatic stress, Pregnancy and childbirth, Prejudice and discrimination, Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Self-harm, Self-love, Sexual assault and abuse, Social anxiety and phobia, Traumatic brain injury, Workplace issues, Young adult issues
Clinical approaches: Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy
License information
UT LCSW 12371389-3501
IN LCSW 34011332A
Reviews
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He is a great listener and asks introspective questions that seem to give him the insight he needs to make me feel really understood. I look forward to getting some advice based on his expertise moving forward.
Written on Oct 18, 2024 after therapy with Michael for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue
Really great guy and super easy to talk to
Written on Jul 26, 2024 after therapy with Michael for 1 month on issues concerning stress, anxiety, self esteem, coping with life changes, and coaching
I want to meet more with him to analyze
Written on Jul 13, 2024 after therapy with Michael for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, parenting issues, self esteem, anger management, career difficulties, coping with life changes, coaching, and compassion fatigue
Great listener, very easy to talk to
Written on May 31, 2024 after therapy with Michael for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, family conflicts, and intimacy-related issues
He's supportive, understanding, and very personable, never thought therapy would be something I need but he opened my mind to where everyone has problems just alot of people don't understand were all the same. He doesn't treat me like just a patient he treats me like a human being and I respect him for that.
Written on May 19, 2024 after therapy with Michael for 3 weeks on issues concerning addictions, family conflicts, self esteem, coping with life changes, and adhd
Truly amazing thereapist. Solid and understanding and knows his stuff and listens. He correctly identifies the problems and offers very wise counsel that works. A+
Written on Mar 17, 2024 after therapy with Michael for 3 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, eating disorders, self esteem, career difficulties, bipolar disorder, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue