Michael Cooper Boone, PsyD, MS, MA

About

Psychologist in New York, NY. Works with Life Transitions, Anxiety and Depression. Sees clients in person and online. Accepting new clients.

Areas of expertise

• Life Transitions
• Anxiety
• Depression
• Anger Management
• Bisexual
• Coping Skills
• Divorce
• Grief
• Lesbian
• Parenting
• Stress Management
• Trauma and PTSD

Types of therapy

• AdlerianBased on Alfred Adler's ideas. Looks at a person's goals, sense of belonging and early family experiences, and encourages connection with others.
• Clinical Supervision and Licensed SupervisorsNot a therapy for clients: this therapist supervises other clinicians, for example those working toward their license.
• CoachingGoal-focused work on the present and future, such as career, performance or life changes, rather than treatment of a mental health condition.
• Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)A structured, practical therapy that looks at how thoughts, feelings and actions affect each other, and teaches skills for changing unhelpful thinking and habits.
• EMDREye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing. A structured trauma therapy in which a person recalls distressing memories while following side-to-side eye movements or taps.
• Emotionally FocusedTreats emotions as a guide to change. Often used with couples, to understand patterns of conflict and rebuild a secure bond.
• ExistentialExplores life's big questions, such as meaning, freedom, choice, loneliness and death, and how they connect to a person's struggles.
• Family / MaritalTherapy with couples or families together, focused on communication, conflict and the patterns between people.
• ImagoA couples therapy that uses structured conversations to help partners see how childhood experiences shape their conflicts, and to reconnect.
• InterpersonalA structured, time-limited therapy focused on relationships and life events, such as conflict, loss or big role changes, and how they affect mood.
• MulticulturalRecognizes how culture, race, ethnicity and other identities shape experience, and makes them part of the work.
• Rational Emotive Behavior (REBT)A form of cognitive therapy that finds rigid beliefs, such as 'I must be perfect', and replaces them with more flexible ones.
• Trauma FocusedTherapy for people affected by trauma. Puts safety and pacing first, and helps process painful memories so they have less hold on daily life.

More details

Sessions

Both in-person and online

Accepting new clients

Yes

Specialties

Life Transitions, Anxiety, Depression, Alcohol Use, Anger Management, Behavioral Issues, Bisexual, Body Image, Career Counseling, Child, Chronic Illness, Chronic Pain, Coping Skills, Divorce, Geriatric and Seniors, Grief, Infertility, Lesbian, LGBTQ+, Marital and Premarital, Men's Issues, Mood Disorders, Parenting, Polyamory & ENM, Sex-Positive & Kink Friendly, Stress, Trauma and PTSD, Veterans

Fees

Individual sessions $250, couple sessions $350; sliding scale available

Payment methods

Venmo, Zelle

Ages

Children (6 to 10), Adults, Elders (65+)

Works with

Individuals, Couples

Communities

Bisexual Allied, Gay Allied, HIV / AIDS Allied, Lesbian Allied, Queer Allied, Sex Worker Allied, Transgender Allied

Languages

English

Gender

Male

Education

Minnesota School of Prof Psych

Years in practice

32

Education & qualifications