Psychiatry in Town and Country, Missouri Michelle Cooley, Nurse Practitioner
Gender Identity: Female (She/Her)
Ages Served: 15-75+
Appointments: In-office and Online
Manages Medications: Yes
Accepts Insurance: Yes - View accepted plans
Michelle Cooley
Specializes In:
Michelle Cooley, PMHNP, helps patients navigate complex mental health challenges with compassion and clinical expertise, offering personalized care for individuals across Missouri. She provides guidance and support for children, adolescents, and adults, helping them manage conditions such as anxiety, depression, ADHD, and substance use issues. Her approach emphasizes understanding each patient’s unique needs while fostering resilience and growth.
Michelle has a special focus on individuals recently discharged from psychiatric hospitals and those undergoing court-ordered treatment. She combines her expertise in medication management with evidence-based interventions such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and mindfulness techniques. These approaches allow her to support patients in developing practical strategies to manage symptoms, improve daily functioning, and enhance overall well-being.
Outside of her professional work, Michelle enjoys learning, creating peaceful spaces, and spending time recharging with family and nature. These interests inform her holistic approach, helping her connect with patients on multiple levels and foster environments that promote healing and self-care.
Types of Care & Ages Served
- Psychiatry/Medication Management: Ages 15-75+
Areas of Focus
Psychiatry/Medication Management
Treat and prevent mental health disorders using medication and therapy.
- Bipolar Disorder
- Intense mood changes
- Sexual trauma
- Stress from ongoing health issues
- Trauma & PTSD
- Ability status
- ADHD
- Adoption & foster care
- Aging
- Alcohol use
- Anger issues
- Anxiety
- Attachment issues
- Attention & focus
- Autism: generally independent
- Autism: requires some assistance
- Autism: requires substantial support
- Body image
- Brain/head injuries (TBI)
- Bullying or harassment
- Career & relationships (mid-life)
- Career & work issues
- Caregiving
- Childhood behavioral issues
- Chronic pain-related issues
- Conditions caused by stress
- Dementia & memory issues
- Depression/feeling down
- Detachment/disconnection
- Dissociative disorders
- Domestic violence & abuse
- Drug/substance use
- Early adulthood: Independent living or relationships
- Early adulthood: Starting college or career
- Eating issues: binging
- Emotional abuse
- Empty nesters
- End-of-life challenges
- Ethnic identity
- Family conflict
- Fertility
- First responder stress
- Focus, concentration & memory
- Gambling
- Gender identity
- General relationship issues
- Grief & loss
- Hair pulling & skin picking
- Hallucinations
- Hoarding
- Immigration/cultural status
- Intellectual challenges: generally independent
- Intellectual challenges: requires some assistance
- Intellectual challenges: requires substantial support
- Learning challenges
- LGBTQ+
- Marital stress or divorce
- Medical/surgical evaluations
- Men's health/issues
- Menopause & perimenopause
- Military & veteran
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
- Other addictive behaviors
- Other neurological conditions
- Other women's health concerns
- Panic attacks
- Parenthood
- Parenting
- Patterns affecting behavior, emotions and relationships
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- PMS & PMDD
- Pornography/sexual behaviors
- Post-partum depression & anxiety
- Pre-conception
- Pregnancy
- Pregnancy loss
- Premarital counseling
- Psychosis/issues with reality
- Racial identity
- Religion & spirituality
- Retirement
- Schizophrenia/schizoaffective
- School avoidance
- School behavioral issues
- Self-esteem
- Self-injury or cutting
- Sex & intimacy issues
- Sleep issues or insomnia
- Social injustice
- Social skills & communication
- Sports performance
- Stress management
- Stroke-related conditions
- Unhealthy eating habits
- Unusual thoughts or beliefs
- Video game/internet
Insurances Accepted
- Aetna
- Carelon (Beacon)
- Centivo
- Claritev (MultiPlan PHCS)
- Curative
- Custom Design Benefits
- Elevance Health (Anthem BCBS)
- Evernorth (Cigna)
- HealthSmart
- Humana
- MediNcrease Health Plans (MHP)
- Medicare
- Northwell Direct
- Optum (UnitedHealthcare)
- Partners Direct Health
- Provider Network of America (PNOA)
- Quest Behavioral Health
- Sana Benefits
- TELUS Health (BHS)
- Tricare West (TriWest)
Languages
- English
Education
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Saint Louis University
FAQs
Please call us at 314-269-0335 to schedule an appointment with Michelle Cooley.
Michelle Cooley generally accepts new patients but there could be a waitlist.
Please call 314-269-0335 to find out Michelle Cooley's schedule and availability.
LifeStance Health providers accept most commercial insurance plans that are offered in the states where we offer services, including telehealth. Please see the following list of insurances accepted by Michelle Cooley:
- Aetna
- Carelon (Beacon)
- Centivo
- Claritev (MultiPlan PHCS)
- Curative
- Custom Design Benefits
- Elevance Health (Anthem BCBS)
- Evernorth (Cigna)
- HealthSmart
- Humana
- MediNcrease Health Plans (MHP)
- Medicare
- Northwell Direct
- Optum (UnitedHealthcare)
- Partners Direct Health
- Provider Network of America (PNOA)
- Quest Behavioral Health
- Sana Benefits
- TELUS Health (BHS)
- Tricare West (TriWest)
If you don't see your insurance listed, please contact us at 314-269-0335 to see how we can help.
Yes, Michelle Cooley is licensed to prescribe medication in appropriate situations.
Michelle Cooley works at:
Yes, Michelle Cooley does offer online telehealth visits.
Yes, Michelle Cooley is currently offering in-office visits at the following location: