- Client-centered approach
- Cognitive behavioral techniques
- Motivational interviewing
About Terri
Terri Bassi-Cook is an LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor) practicing in Pennsylvania with 36 years of experience. She works with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, LGBT issues, grief, trauma and abuse, addiction, and challenges tied to life transitions. Terri focuses on helping young adults and others who feel stuck, overwhelmed, or unsure about next steps in life.
Her approach is collaborative and client-centered. She listens, reflects observations without judgment, and asks focused questions to help people clarify what matters most. Terri emphasizes how thoughts shape experience and supports clients in noticing and changing unhelpful thinking patterns.
Terri also uses elements of cognitive behavioral therapy to identify thoughts and behaviors that keep problems in place. Motivational interviewing helps when a person feels stuck or ambivalent about change. She draws on psychodynamic and solution-focused ideas as useful tools when exploring patterns from the past or building short-term strategies.
Sessions tend to be conversational and practical. Terri helps clients set clear goals, test small changes, and reframe beliefs that limit possibilities. She uses real examples and gentle challenges to help people try different ways of handling stress, relationships, work, and identity questions.
Terri makes room for diverse identities, including people who are LGBT. She welcomes discussion of parenting concerns, sleep problems, ADHD, bipolar issues, and caregiving stress. To begin, readers are asked to follow the site process to match with her and schedule a first session.
How Terri applies therapy approaches online
Terri combines client-centered listening with practical techniques to help people handle stress and life transitions. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on active listening and collaboration; the therapist follows your concerns and helps you find your own solutions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) identifies unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and tests small changes to reduce anxiety, improve sleep, or shift low mood. Motivational Interviewing helps when someone feels unsure about change by exploring ambivalence and strengthening personal reasons to act.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Terri will discuss your goals and preferences and help decide which methods to try. That decision is made together and can change as work progresses, with short-term strategies used alongside deeper reflection when needed.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current online session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy around study, work, or caregiving by removing travel time and allowing shorter check-ins when needed. It can also allow sessions without needing to be on camera if that helps you focus. Ask about the formats available when you schedule so sessions fit your day-to-day life.
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Experience
36+ years
Listed in
Pennsylvania
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, LGBT concerns, grief, trauma, addictions, and life changes.
How would she work with someone who feels lost after college?
She uses a client-centered style to listen and help you clarify priorities, then applies practical strategies to test small changes and set goals.
What is her professional background?
She has 36 years of experience working as a therapist in Pennsylvania and uses several therapeutic approaches in her practice.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She is an LPC, which stands for Licensed Professional Counselor, practicing in Pennsylvania.
Does she offer sessions in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English only.
Can I do sessions from another country?
She is not accepting international clients, so sessions are limited to clients located within her permitted region.
How are sessions arranged and what do they cost?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. Exact pricing depends on where you are located.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session through the site process.
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