- Client-centered methods
- Somatic awareness
- Trauma-focused work
About Corey
Corey Cunningham is an Illinois Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) with five years of clinical experience. Corey works with adults who are navigating life changes, career questions, grief, anxiety, trauma, ADHD, and concerns related to identity including LGBT issues and non-monogamous relationships. Sessions are offered in English and Corey does not accept international clients.
Corey uses a client-centered way of working that focuses on the person's strengths and resilience. Conversations often begin with a cultural item such as a song, photo, meme, or short video that mattered to the client recently. That opening helps ground the session and makes it easier to notice what matters right now.
Corey also draws on somatic practices, which means paying attention to the body's signals through gentle movement and awareness. This can help when anxiety, trauma, or chronic illness show up in physical ways. Trauma-focused methods are used when relevant to process distressing experiences while attending to safety and pacing.
Corey identifies as non-binary, is queer, and is neurodivergent (AuDHD), and mentions living with chronic illness. Those lived experiences inform the way Corey talks about accommodations like emotional support animals and light-sensitivity adjustments during sessions. The approach is practical and paced to the person's energy and needs.
To begin, a prospective client uses the site button to complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedules a first session. Corey notes that session fees vary with location and that subscriptions used for sessions can be canceled at any time.
How Corey integrates therapeutic approaches online
Corey uses client-centered therapy to follow what the person brings to a session, focusing on strengths and present concerns. This approach helps people who feel unsure about next steps by centering their own experience and priorities.Somatic therapy practices are also part of the work. These are simple body-focused interventions such as gentle movement and body awareness to notice how stress and trauma show up physically. That can be useful for anxiety, trauma responses, chronic illness, and regulation during difficult conversations.
Trauma-focused therapy is applied when past events are affecting current functioning. It involves paced, structured attention to traumatic memories or reactions, with an emphasis on safety and gradual processing.
Finding the right mix of methods is part of the work together. Corey will collaborate with each person to decide which approaches match their needs, goals, and energy level. That decision is revisited as progress and circumstances change.
The original biography did not specify session formats. Please confirm the current online session options before booking. In practical terms, online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a day, reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and let people use any accommodations that help them engage more comfortably.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
5+ years
Listed in
Illinois
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does Corey help with?
Corey works with adults on issues including anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, ADHD, relationship and family concerns, career and life purpose, and non-monogamous relationship questions.
How does Corey approach someone who feels stuck or directionless?
Corey uses a client-centered style that highlights strengths and resilience. Sessions often begin with a cultural item you bring to notice what matters right now.
What is Corey’s experience and background?
Corey has five years of clinical experience and combines client-centered work with somatic and trauma-focused approaches.
What credential does Corey hold and where are they located?
Corey is an Illinois LCPC, which stands for Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, and practices from Illinois.
In which languages are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English only and Corey does not accept international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original profile does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?
Session cost varies with location. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with a first session?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the crisis numbers.