- ACT and CBT
- Mindfulness tools
- Guilt and shame focus
About Cory
Cory Sullivan is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in California with seven years of experience helping people cope with stress, anxiety, trauma, and depression. He often works with those facing guilt and shame, and with people adjusting to illness, injury, or major life changes.
Cory draws on his own experience adapting to life after traumatic injury. That background informs how he talks with clients about grief, loss of identity, and the hard thoughts that say you are alone. He uses plain language and practical skills rather than jargon.
In sessions he focuses on building strengths people already have. He helps clients notice unhelpful thought patterns and practice new behaviors that fit their everyday lives. Techniques from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy guide many of these steps.
He also uses ideas from Dialectical Behavior Therapy and mindfulness to manage intense emotions and to steady attention when stress feels overwhelming. Gottman Method work appears when communication problems or relationship patterns are part of the concern.
Cory describes his approach as collaborative and skill-based. He encourages small, manageable changes and checks in on what helps or doesn’t. People looking for clear tools to handle guilt, shame, loss, or chronic stress may find his practical style useful.
How Cory’s approaches translate to online care
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people identify unhelpful thoughts and test them with small behavioral experiments. It is often used for anxiety, depression, and panic by breaking problems into clear steps.Acceptance and Commitment Therapy focuses on noticing difficult thoughts and choosing actions that fit personal values. That approach is useful for guilt and shame when the goal is to act despite painful feelings.
Finding the best approach is a collaborative process. Cory discusses options with clients and adjusts methods based on goals and what works in practice. He checks in about whether exercises and tools feel helpful and makes changes together.
Confirm the available session formats before booking since the biography did not list them. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a workday, reduce travel time, or allow shorter check-ins when needed. Licensed professionals can use brief video or phone conversations or longer sessions depending on the format they offer, so ask which options are provided when you schedule.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
7+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does he work with?
He works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, and depression. He also lists issues like guilt and shame, caregiver stress, and isolation.
How does he approach guilt and shame?
He uses practical, skill-based methods to name painful thoughts and try different responses. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and mindfulness are part of that work.
What is his clinical background?
He has seven years of clinical experience and brings personal experience of adapting after traumatic injury to his practice.
What are his credentials and where is he based?
He is a California LCSW and practices in California.
Can I work with him if I live outside the US?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats does he offer?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as formats were not specified in the biography.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.