Therapy for College Students

College is a lot.
More than anyone
actually says.

You're building an identity, managing academic pressure, navigating new relationships, and making decisions that feel permanent — all at the same time. The mental health toll of that is real, and it's significantly underacknowledged.

Therapy for college students isn't about being broken or incapable. It's about having support during one of the most genuinely demanding transitions of your life — from someone outside your institution, outside your friend group, outside your family.

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The Reality

Campus counseling has limits.
You deserve real support.

Most campus counseling centers are under-resourced, session-limited, and staffed by people who see you as one of hundreds. There's nothing wrong with those services — but if you need consistent, ongoing support from someone who knows you and your context, private therapy is worth seeking out.

As a therapist operating independently, I work with college students who need more than what a campus center can provide — and I'm licensed across six states, so your therapy doesn't have to restart when your location changes after graduation.

No session limits. You're not on a waitlist, and you're not cut off after six sessions. The work continues as long as it needs to.

Completely confidential. Nothing goes back to your university, your parents, or anyone else. This is entirely yours.

Online works well for students. Virtual sessions fit around class schedules, housing changes, and the reality of college life.

Continuity after graduation. Licensed across six states — your therapy doesn't have to end when your location changes.

What College Students Work On

What shows up most often
for students in therapy

These aren't edge cases. They're the common experience that most students don't talk about.

Anxiety & Academic Pressure

Perfectionism, performance anxiety, the fear that you're not doing enough or being enough.

Identity Questions

Who you are outside of what your family expects. Figuring out what you actually believe.

Relationships & Loneliness

Romantic relationships, friendships, the isolation that can coexist with being surrounded by people.

Depression & Low Motivation

When the flatness makes everything harder — getting to class, returning texts, caring about anything.

Substance Use

Drinking, substances, the role they're playing in managing stress or social anxiety.

Family Dynamics

Navigating expectations, financial pressure, and the complicated task of individuating from your family of origin.

"You're not failing.
You're just doing something
genuinely hard."
— Myke Cooper, LCSW
Atlanta, GA · Online Across Six States

You don't have to
white-knuckle through this.

In-person in Atlanta. Online across Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, New York, Colorado, and Nevada.

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