- Warm supportive listening
- Skills for emotion regulation
- Goal focused planning
About Toni
Toni Kooy is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Colorado who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and issues with self-esteem. She also supports those coping with grief, addictions, relationship and intimacy concerns, parenting challenges, anger, career strain, and mood disorders. Toni speaks plainly and listens without judgment to help people begin to feel steadier and more able to manage daily demands.
She offers a mix of short- and longer-term planning to clarify goals and track progress. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, is used to strengthen decision making, emotional regulation, and confidence. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps identify unhelpful thinking and replace it with more useful patterns that support change.
Toni brings two decades of experience in substance abuse and mental health, working in both rural and urban community mental health settings since 2004. She has a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and a Master of Arts in Counseling from the University of Colorado. Her background includes extensive work with people affected by trauma and grief, including training in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, or EMDR.
Her past jobs outside therapy - from musician to construction worker to nanny - inform a practical and nonjudgmental approach. Sessions focus on concrete skills, clearer thinking, and small steps that fit real life. Toni aims to collaborate with each person to build strategies that feel doable.
To begin, she asks people to reflect on what they want to change and to set simple goals together. That process guides session focus and helps shape a plan that matches each person’s needs and priorities.
How therapy methods translate to online work
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on respectful listening and making a space where people feel heard. It helps when the goal is to sort out feelings, build self-trust, and set priorities for change.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions. It offers practical exercises to change unhelpful thinking and to test new behaviors for anxiety, depression, and panic symptoms.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, teaches skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and better decision making. It is often used when people want tools to manage intense emotions and improve relationships.
Finding the right method is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to decide which approach, or combination of approaches, fits their goals and daily life. That choice can change over time as needs evolve.
Confirm the specific online session options before booking, since the biography does not list formats. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy schedule, shorten travel time, and allow for flexible check-ins during the week. It also lets people use therapy while juggling work, parenting, or other responsibilities, helping make skill practice part of everyday life.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
20+ years
Listed in
Colorado
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does this therapist address?
Toni supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, addictions, grief, parenting challenges, relationship and intimacy issues, anger, career concerns, bipolar and related mood disorders.
How would you describe the therapeutic style?
The approach is practical and nonjudgmental with supportive listening. Sessions emphasize clear goals, skill building, and step-by-step problem solving.
What experience does the therapist have?
She has worked in substance abuse and mental health settings since 2004, totaling about 20 years of clinical experience across rural and urban community mental health centers.
What credentials and location are listed?
The therapist is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, licensed in Colorado, and practices from that state.
Which languages are supported and can international clients connect?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking, since the biography does not specify which formats are offered.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist scheduling; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin working together?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.