About Corey
Corey Cunningham is an LCPC based in Illinois who supports people navigating concerns like LGBT issues, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem, ADHD, stress, anxiety, relationship and family challenges, career questions, depression, and coping with life changes.
Background and approach
With five years of clinical experience, Corey draws on a strengths-oriented perspective to help clients identify resilience and turn it into practical tools for daily living. They also bring attention to additional areas such as autism and Asperger syndrome, life purpose, polyamory and non-monogamous relationship dynamics, post-traumatic stress, self-harm, self-love, sexual assault and abuse, and young adult issues.
Corey blends client-centered care with somatic practices and trauma-focused methods, inviting gentle body awareness and movement when helpful. Sessions may begin with a shared cultural reference like a song, photo, meme, or artwork to ground conversation and build rapport, and accommodations are welcomed during meetings.
Corey aims to cultivate a compassionate, nonjudgmental space where clients can explore identity and healing at their own pace, and encourages those ready to begin to schedule a session through the provided intake process.
Approaches that connect body and story in online care
Corey uses client-centered therapy and somatic-informed techniques to guide online work. Client-centered therapy focuses on empathy, active listening, and supporting each person’s autonomy so conversations stay rooted in the client’s priorities and pace; it is well suited to exploring identity, self-worth, and life direction. Somatic therapy brings attention to bodily sensations and gentle movement to help regulate the nervous system and process stress or trauma that shows up in the body; this approach can be helpful for trauma, anxiety, and chronic stress.Finding the right combination of approaches is part of the therapeutic process and Corey approaches that as a collaborative effort. Together the therapist and client assess needs, goals, and personal preferences to determine whether client-centered work, somatic practices, trauma-focused techniques, or a blend will best support progress over time.
Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility and accessibility for different schedules and communication styles. These formats allow clients to engage from home or another convenient location, keep continuity when life is busy, and choose the mode of interaction that feels most comfortable while working toward their therapeutic goals.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
Also works with
- ADHD
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Life purpose
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Stress, Anxiety
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 5 years
- Licensed
- Illinois
- Languages
- English