- ACT and CBT methods
- Mindfulness skills
- Trauma informed care
About Winifred
Winifred Cooke-Freeman is a Florida LCSW with ten years of clinical experience helping adults who feel weighed down by guilt, shame, loss, and big life changes. She works with people facing anxiety, depression, grief, addiction, and relationship challenges. Sessions focus on practical ways to cope and make clearer choices.
Winifred draws on several evidence-informed methods to guide conversations and skill-building. She uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice difficult thoughts and try new behaviors. Mindfulness and Dialectical Behavior Therapy techniques are woven in to support emotion regulation and present-moment awareness.
Her practice attends to cultural context and the stresses that can come from prejudice, caregiving roles, aging, and military experiences. She also supports people managing chronic illness, chronic pain, or caregiver strain. Topics often include family of origin issues, communication problems, forgiveness, and the particular strain of feeling isolated.
In sessions she focuses on clear tools and simple practices. Clients may work on building coping strategies, setting manageable goals, and practicing acceptance alongside action. Conversations can include moments of reflection, skill practice, and planning for next steps.
Winifred describes her work as trauma-informed and person-centered. That means attention to safety and pacing, and involving the client in deciding what fits best. People who want to talk through guilt and shame can expect straightforward guidance and collaborative problem solving.
How therapeutic approaches shape online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice painful thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then choose actions that match their values; it is useful for guilt, shame, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thought patterns and testing new behaviors to reduce anxiety and low mood. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to manage stress and to become less reactive to distressing memories or self-criticism.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the client to decide which methods fit best for their goals, symptoms, and daily life. That may mean trying brief CBT exercises one week and ACT-based values work the next, based on what feels most helpful.
Confirm the available session formats before booking because the biography does not list specific options. Online sessions can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when time is limited, and remove travel time. In practical terms this can mean more consistent contact and quicker follow-up on skills learned between meetings, while the therapist and client jointly decide how to structure sessions to fit the client’s schedule and goals.
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Experience
10+ years
Listed in
Florida
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addiction, relationship and family problems, and issues such as guilt and shame.
How would she approach feelings of shame from childhood?
She uses trauma-informed, person-centered methods and integrates ACT and CBT strategies to gently process past experiences and build new coping skills.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has ten years of experience as a licensed clinical social worker working with adults on emotional and life transition issues.
What credential and region does she practice under?
She is a Florida LCSW and practices in Florida.
Does she work in other languages or with international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients.
What formats are offered for sessions?
Confirm current session options before booking, as the biography does not specify which session formats are used.
How does pricing work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What should I do to begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.