Cory Sullivan, LCSW

Cory Sullivan is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) who uses practical, skills-based therapy to help people cope with big life shifts. He focuses on stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, and depression. His style is direct and compassionate, aimed at helping clients find steady ground after difficult changes like injury, illness, or midlife transitions.

Cory draws on seven years of clinical experience and his own life experience adjusting to traumatic injury. That personal background informs how he listens and responds. He helps people name what they are facing and develop clear strategies to manage strong emotions and shifting identities.

In sessions he blends approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, and the Gottman Method where helpful. He emphasizes building strengths you already have while teaching new skills for stress, panic, and mood challenges.

Clients can expect practical exercises, grounded conversations, and step-by-step tools to handle day-to-day problems. Cory pays close attention to how trauma and chronic illness affect relationships, roles like fatherhood, and the sense of self.

He practices in California and offers services in English. The therapy process starts with a short matching questionnaire and scheduling through the Start Therapy button on the site. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

Practical approaches for online therapy and life transitions

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps you notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them. It focuses on values and small actions that move life in a chosen direction. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at unhelpful thinking patterns and teaches concrete skills to change behavior and ease symptoms. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) adds emotion regulation and distress-tolerance skills that are useful when intense feelings or panic attacks arise.

Finding the right approach is collaborative. Cory will listen to your goals and try methods that fit your needs. Together you can adjust techniques and pacing as you learn what helps most, whether the focus is mood, trauma recovery, or navigating a midlife transition.

Confirm current session options before booking so you know the exact formats offered. Online work can make therapy easier to fit into busy days, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. It also gives flexibility for sessions during a work break or while managing care responsibilities. Licensed professionals can adapt ACT, CBT, and DBT skills for online delivery to help you practice tools between sessions and track progress over time.