About Madeline
Madeline Cohen is a licensed clinical mental health counselor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, trauma, parenting strains, and self-esteem struggles. She works with individuals who want practical tools and steady support during hard life moments. Sessions are calm and focused so people can feel heard and make small changes that add up.
Madeline draws on somatic awareness to help clients notice how stress shows up in the body. She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people name values and take small actions toward them.
Background and approach
Her work is grounded in client-centered and emotionally-focused methods that prioritize empathy and emotional connection. With 15 years of experience, Madeline has supported people through post-traumatic stress, chronic illness and pain, grief, and relationship challenges that trace back to family of origin issues. She often addresses attachment concerns, codependency, control issues, and life-purpose questions.
The focus is on practical change rather than labels. Her sessions blend gentle curiosity with specific skills. Clients can expect breath- and body-based exercises, values-focused goal setting, and work on how relationships shape feelings.
The tone is collaborative and down-to-earth. Madeline holds an LCMHC, license number NC LCMHC 13265, and practices in North Carolina. Sessions are conducted in English, and she accepts international clients through online formats.
To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to availability.
How somatic and values-based approaches work online
Madeline uses somatic work to help clients notice bodily signals tied to stress and emotional pain. In practice this can mean slowing the breath, tracking sensation, or gentle movement to understand how feelings show up in the body. This approach can be useful for trauma, chronic pain, and anxiety-related symptoms. She also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which focuses on clarifying personal values and taking small, meaningful steps toward them. ACT mixes mindfulness skills with practical behavior changes to reduce avoidance and increase actions that matter to the client. Finding the right mix of methods is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to try different tools and see what fits their needs, goals, and pace. That process is gradual and guided together. Online sessions can include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options add flexibility for people juggling work, medical care, or caregiving. Clients can practice somatic exercises or values-focused tasks between sessions and check in by message when needed, making therapy more accessible and easier to fit into real life.Frequently asked questions
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
Also works with
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 15 years
- Licensed
- North Carolina
- Languages
- English