Dan A. Cooper, LMHC, Counselor Therapist

Finding the means to cope with barriers can be daunting.  My strengths-based clinical experience, including having previously worked at Cornell University Health Center, enables me to address a variety of needs and assist with finding solutions.  The experience of aligning with a Professional Counselor is important because this connection can foster emotional safety, attunement, and enhanced motivation. 

For over 15 years, I have provided guidance and support to various populations, including students, families, and adults - in the Finger Lakes region, NYC, Boston, Brazil, and Chile.  With licenses to practice psychotherapy in New York and Massachusetts, my extensive work experiences include the following settings: University health centers, outpatient counseling centers, schools, intensive home-based, and community health centers.  I am bilingual in Portuguese/English and fluent in Spanish, and have conducted counseling services in these three languages.

With a graduate degree from New York University, my approach is Integrative, Experiential, and Contemplative.  I'm aligned with relational methodologies, and focus on integrating mindfulness in sessions.  

A few of the inspiring teachers who currently influence my work are Ani Pema Chödrön, Dr. Janina Fisher, Dr. Thema Bryant, Dr. Shelly Harrell, Dr. Paul Brunton, Dr. Richard Schwartz, Dr. Ann Drake, Spring Washam,  Zenju Earthlyn Manuel, Lorain Fox Davis, Helen Hamilton, and Paul Oertel. I often share with clients and colleagues tools, resources and helpful teachings.

The enhanced trainings which inform my practice include: 

Licensed Mental Health Counselor in NY and MA

Contemplative Psychology: (Naropa University) "The field of contemplative psychology nourishes individual and collective transformation."

Internal Family Systems Level 1 (year-long training)

Family Systems Therapy (year-long intensive training) 

Motivational Interviewing (Advanced Practitioner)

AEDP Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy (year-long)

TeleMental Health Training Certificate  "Covers all of the essential competencies of using technology in practice and of providing services from a distance."

Smith School of Social Work: Foundations of Clinical Supervision Certificate "The course draws on concepts from multiple theoretical perspectives: psychodynamic, attachment, trauma and adult learning theories, always synthesizing perspectives on cultural awareness and the impact of oppression.."

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