Marsha Nan Poland Cooper, LPCC

Marsha Nan Poland Cooper, who prefers to be called Nan, is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) practicing in Kentucky with nine years of clinical experience. She earned both a BA and an MAE from Western Kentucky University and began her career working in a clinic setting, where she provided therapeutic services to clients connected with the school system. After gaining that early experience, she launched a private practice five years ago and finds professional fulfillment working directly with her own caseload.

Nan favors a collaborative approach in which clients take an active role in sessions. She frequently uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and also draws on Solution-Focused Therapy techniques to help clients identify practical steps forward. She sometimes assigns brief between-session activities or homework to reinforce skills practiced in therapy.

Her clinical focus includes stress, anxiety, relationships, self-esteem, depression, family issues, grief, intimacy-related concerns, parenting, anger, and coping with life changes. Additional areas of attention include codependency, commitment issues, divorce and separation, feelings of emptiness, family conflicts, guilt and shame, isolation and loneliness, life purpose, seasonal affective disorder, social anxiety and phobia, and women's issues. She provides services in English and is currently accepting clients in Kentucky.