Marsha Nan Poland Cooper, LPCC

Marsha Nan Poland Cooper is a Kentucky LPCC with nine years of clinical experience. She uses straightforward, skills-based work to help people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, anger, relationship strain, parenting concerns, grief, intimacy-related issues and life changes. Nan asks clients to take an active role in sessions and often assigns short homework tasks between meetings.

She began in a clinic setting and worked with clients in the school system before opening a private practice five years ago. Her BA and MAE are from Western Kentucky University. That mix of institutional and private practice experience shapes how she structures sessions now.

Narrative talk is combined with practical tools in her work. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, as she describes it, focuses on noticing unhelpful thoughts and testing them with real-world experiments. Solution-Focused Therapy brings attention to small, manageable steps that build forward momentum.

Sessions tend to be direct and goal-oriented. Nan explains tools, practices them with the client, and suggests brief exercises to try between meetings. This approach is aimed at people who want clear strategies for handling anger, frustration, and the daily stresses that spill into relationships and work.

She frames therapy as a collaborative effort. The client and therapist pick the next steps together, check progress, and adjust plans if needed. That practical rhythm helps keep sessions focused and relevant to everyday life.

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