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Terri Bassi-Cook

Compassionate, experienced clinician guiding practical change

LPC Pennsylvania

Experience
36 years in practice
Focus areas
Stress, Anxiety, LGBT, Relationship
Approaches
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
Languages
English
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About Terri

Terri Bassi-Cook is an experienced LPC based in Pennsylvania who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, grief, relationship and intimacy concerns, and a wide range of life transitions and behavioral health challenges.

Background and approach

With 36 years in practice, she draws on a blend of approaches to support clients coping with trauma and abuse, parenting and family issues, ADHD, compassion fatigue, bipolar symptoms, sleep difficulties, and challenges tied to aging, chronic illness, and caregiving.

Terri practices in a collaborative, client-centered manner, listening carefully and offering observations meant to clarify what matters most to each person. She uses cognitive behavioral ideas to explore how thoughts shape feelings and behavior, and she helps clients test and reframe unhelpful beliefs so they can try new ways of responding.

Motivational and solution-focused techniques are woven in to encourage practical steps and strengthen motivation while psychodynamic perspectives can illuminate long-standing patterns rooted in a person’s past. She welcomes people across diverse identities and strives to create an accepting therapeutic space.

Prospective clients interested in working together are encouraged to reach out and begin the matching and scheduling process to determine fit and next steps.

Approach and Access: Practical Therapies Online



Terri blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Client-Centered Therapy to help clients identify unhelpful thought patterns and build practical strategies for change. CBT focuses on recognizing and testing thoughts that influence mood and behavior, which can be useful for anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and managing addictive behaviors. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a respectful, nonjudgmental collaboration where the therapist listens and reflects to support a person's own capacity for growth and decision-making.

Finding the right therapeutic mix is part of the work. Terri approaches this collaboratively, asking about goals and preferences and adjusting techniques as the relationship develops so the plan fits each person’s needs. She may integrate motivational and solution-focused tools when clients want concrete steps or support in making changes.

Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, offering flexibility for different schedules and communication styles. These formats can make it easier to fit regular sessions into busy lives, maintain continuity during transitions, and use brief messaging for check-ins or homework between appointments.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Terri commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, grief, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting and family problems, ADHD, bipolar concerns, sleeping difficulties, and related life changes.
What is her general therapeutic style?
The approach is collaborative and client-centered, emphasizing listening, nonjudgmental observation, and joint planning so clients can focus on what matters most to them.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 36 years of experience providing mental health care in Pennsylvania across a variety of presenting problems and populations.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds the LPC credential and practices in Pennsylvania; the documented license is PA LPC PC002154.
Does she offer therapy in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English, and she is not currently accepting international clients.
Which session formats are available?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different preferences.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin working together?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session according to the therapist's availability to begin the process.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyLGBTRelationship issuesDepressionCoping with life changes

Also works with

AddictionsFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemBipolar disorderCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

Aging and geriatric issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeBlended family issuesCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCommunication problemsControl issuesDrug and alcohol addictionFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameHearing impairedIsolation / lonelinessVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMood disordersPanic disorder and panic attacksSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaTraumatic brain injuryVisually impairedYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Motivational InterviewingPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapySystemic Therapy

Experience

36+ years

Licensed

Pennsylvania

Languages

English