Tracy Cohn, PhD, LCP
Psychological Works LLC
Dr. Tracy Cohn (he/him)
Psychologist | Professor | Researcher
Insight-oriented psychotherapy for professionals, students, and couples.
Based in Blacksburg, Virginia, with secure telehealth appointments to clients across Virginia and in other participating PSYPACT states.
Please contact me to confirm availability in your state.
Psychotherapy for High-Achieving Professionals
If you’re good at your job and less sure about the rest…
You may be someone other people rely on while finding it harder to manage what’s happening in your own life. Work takes up more space than you want. Relationships feel strained. Anxiety follows you home. Or something feels off, and you haven’t quite figured out what it is.
I’m Dr. Tracy Cohn (he/him), a licensed clinical psychologist. I work with adults and couples on anxiety, depression, burnout, relationships, sexuality, identity, and life transitions. Many of my clients are physicians, academics, attorneys, business owners, other professionals, and students and couples. You don’t need to know exactly what you want to work on before we talk.
A significant part of my practice includes LGBTQ+ individuals and couples. Questions about sexuality, identity, and relationships are welcome here.
I bring more than twenty years of experience in clinical work, teaching, and research. In therapy, we’ll work to understand what keeps happening in your life and what you can do differently. Sometimes that means looking closely at longstanding patterns. Sometimes it means working on a specific problem that needs attention now.
My practice is based in Blacksburg, Virginia, with appointments offered exclusively through secure telehealth. I also work with clients in participating PSYPACT states. I accept several insurance plans, and self-pay.
If you’re considering therapy, please call 540-230-5958.
We can talk about what brings you in, insurance and fees, and whether working together makes sense.
If this sounds familiar, I'd be glad to talk with you.
Begin the Conversation
If you are considering psychotherapy or consulting, I invite you to schedule a consultation to discuss your goals and determine whether working together is the right fit.
About: Dr. Tracy Cohn
I'm a licensed clinical psychologist, professor, and researcher. For more than twenty years I've divided my professional life between clinical practice, graduate education, and research. Each has made me a better psychologist.
Teaching keeps me engaged with new ideas. Research keeps me honest about what we know—and what we don't. Clinical practice reminds me every day that people are more complicated than theories, diagnoses, or textbooks.
That perspective shapes every session.
Credentials
I earned my Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from the University of Kansas in 2007 and completed my clinical residency with the Veterans Administration. Since then, I've worked in university settings, private practice, and professional consultation while maintaining an active program of teaching and research.
I'm authorized through PSYPACT to provide telehealth services in nearly forty states, allowing me to continue working with clients even when careers or life circumstances take them across state lines.
Professorship & Research
My research has examined leadership, workplace functioning, human sexuality, and relationships. I've led federally funded projects, published in peer-reviewed journals, and collaborated with organizations interested in helping people function more effectively in demanding environments.
Research matters to me because it encourages curiosity and careful thinking. It doesn't provide simple answers, but it helps ask better questions. That's often true in therapy as well.
Clinical Practice
Most of the people who seek me out are trying to understand something larger than a symptom. Anxiety, burnout, relationship conflict, questions about identity, sexual concerns, or major life transitions rarely exist in isolation. They tend to be connected, and making lasting change usually means understanding those connections rather than addressing each problem separately.
My work is primarily psychodynamic. I'm interested in how earlier experiences, long-standing patterns, and ways of relating continue to influence the choices you make today. Once those patterns become visible, they become easier to question—and easier to change.
Insight alone, however, isn't usually enough.
Depending on what you're working through, we may incorporate cognitive-behavioral strategies, structured self-monitoring, mindfulness, communication skills, or other evidence-based approaches. I don't begin with allegiance to a particular technique. I begin with understanding you, then choosing the approaches that are most likely to be useful.
Therapy also depends on the relationship itself. People tend to do their best work when they feel understood rather than judged, challenged rather than pushed, and respected enough to speak honestly. Creating that kind of space isn't separate from the work—it's where the work begins.