- Years in practice
- 9
- Credentials
- LPCC
- Licensed in
- Kentucky
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Self esteem
About Marsha
Marsha Nan Poland Cooper is a licensed professional clinical counselor who goes by Nan. She has nine years of experience and split her early work between a clinic and school-based settings before opening a independent practice five years ago. Nan keeps sessions practical and action-oriented so parents can use what they learn right away.
She favors Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors. She also uses Solution-Focused Therapy to set clear goals and find immediate steps that make daily life easier.
Background and approach
These approaches guide much of her work with stress, anxiety, depression, and parenting concerns. Nan draws on hands-on experience from school work and clinic settings when helping people manage family problems, relationship strain, grief, and changes tied to separation or divorce. She often assigns brief exercises or “homework” between sessions to build new skills and reinforce progress.
Clients who prefer concrete plans tend to respond well to this style. Her practice also addresses issues like self-esteem, codependency, anger, isolation, social anxiety, and women’s issues. She works with people navigating life purpose, seasonal mood changes, and intimacy-related struggles.
Sessions aim to be straightforward, respectful, and focused on usable tools. Nan conducts sessions in English and sees people in Kentucky. She encourages an active collaboration where clients set priorities and she helps craft practical steps to reach them.
What Marsha works with
Everything Marsha lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Marsha helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Coping with life changes
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
Approaches Marsha lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How her approaches translate to online therapy
Nan commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and test new ways of thinking and acting to reduce anxiety, low mood, or stress. She also draws on Solution-Focused Therapy, which narrows in on specific goals and quick steps clients can try to see immediate change.Choosing the right approach is part of the work she does with each person. Nan will talk through goals, preferences, and daily routines, then suggest whether CBT, solution-focused work, or a mix would best fit the situation. That decision is collaborative and can change as progress is made.
Online therapy is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to make scheduling easier. Video calls work well for in-depth conversations and visual cues, phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited, live chat can help with brief check-ins, and text messaging is suited to short updates or quick strategies between sessions. These options let people fit therapy into busy family and work lives.
Questions people ask about Marsha
What concerns does she commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, self-esteem, grief, parenting challenges, relationship and intimacy-related issues, anger, and coping with life changes.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her approach is practical and active. Sessions use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Solution-Focused methods with brief exercises to try between visits.
What background does she bring to therapy?
She has nine years of experience, including clinic work and providing services in school settings before starting a independent practice five years ago.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds the Kentucky LPCC license and practices in Kentucky.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients.
What session formats are offered?
Therapy can be done via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin the process?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions based on therapist availability.
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