Cory Sullivan, LCSW

Cory Sullivan is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) who centers therapy on practical strategies and emotional rebuilding. He helps people adjust after trauma, chronic illness, or major life changes. Sessions focus on regaining a sense of self and handling overwhelming thoughts and feelings.

He draws on seven years of clinical experience in California and personal experience with recovery after traumatic injury. That combination shapes a direct, understanding approach that values small steps and steady progress. Cory emphasizes that people are not alone, even when intrusive thoughts say otherwise.

In sessions he uses skills from acceptance and commitment therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy to shift unhelpful patterns. He also incorporates elements of dialectical behavior therapy and mindfulness to manage intense emotions and build calm. The Gottman Method informs his work on communication issues where relationships are a concern.

Cory works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, and depression. He also helps people facing caregiver strain, cancer-related concerns, aging issues, first responder and veteran-related challenges, guilt and shame, isolation, and midlife or fatherhood transitions.

Therapy is collaborative and concrete. Cory helps people learn new skills, notice what matters to them, and take actions that match those values. He encourages realistic goals and steady practice to make changes last.

How therapeutic approaches guide online care

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and panic symptoms because it focuses on practical steps and problem solving.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy emphasizes noticing thoughts without getting stuck in them and choosing actions that match personal values. It can help when life changes or health challenges leave someone feeling lost or disconnected.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy offers concrete tools for managing intense emotions and improving distress tolerance. Mindfulness skills from DBT and mindfulness therapy help reduce reactivity and increase moment-to-moment awareness.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. Together they shape a plan that blends methods and adjusts as progress is made.

Confirm what session formats are currently offered before booking, since options are not listed here. Online work can make sessions easier to fit into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when a full hour is hard to schedule, or remove the need to commute. Licensed professionals can use these formats to help people keep therapy consistent while balancing everyday life.