Marsha Nan Poland Cooper

Marsha Nan Poland Cooper goes by Nan and brings a practical, goal-focused style to therapy. She prefers a collaborative approach where people take an active role in sessions. Nan often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and sometimes assigns short between-session tasks to help ideas land in daily life.

Nan trained at Western Kentucky University where she earned a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Arts in Education. She began her career working in a clinic and spent time supporting clients through school-based services. That early work helped her learn to keep therapy clear and straightforward.

Five years ago she opened a private practice and has continued to shape a hands-on way of working. Sessions tend to focus on problem solving, shifting unhelpful thought patterns, and building practical skills that can reduce stress and anxiety. She also supports people facing relationship strain, grief, parenting challenges, and life transitions.

People come to Nan for help with low mood, self-esteem, anger, and feelings of isolation or emptiness. Additional areas she addresses include codependency, commitment issues, and divorce and separation. She brings nine years of overall clinical experience to her work and frames progress as a step-by-step process.

Nan emphasizes clear goals and measurable steps, while keeping conversations direct and understandable. She encourages clients to try small experiments between sessions and to bring questions about what is or isn't working back into the room.

How CBT and Solution-Focused Work Online

Nan uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Solution-Focused Therapy to help people make concrete changes. CBT looks at thoughts and behaviors to reduce symptoms of anxiety and depression and to improve daily coping skills. It often includes short exercises and experiments to try between sessions.

Solution-Focused Therapy centers on identifying small, practical steps that move a person toward their goals. It emphasizes strengths, what is already working, and quick strategies to create forward momentum in areas like relationships or life transitions.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Nan will work with clients to pick methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences, and will adjust the plan as progress is tracked. The focus is on what helps the individual feel better and function more smoothly in everyday life.

The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current online options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Therapists can use written exercises, guided homework, and conversation-based strategies effectively in remote sessions, helping clients apply skills between appointments.