Tracy Cohn, PhD, LCP
Psychological Works LLC
Psychotherapy for High-Achieving Professionals​
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From the outside, your life probably looks successful. You're the physician, attorney, professor, executive, business owner, or other professional people count on. You're good at what you do. You solve problems, make difficult decisions, and carry a great deal of responsibility.
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But being competent at work doesn't necessarily make the rest of life easier.
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Many of the people I work with have reached a point where the strategies that helped them succeed professionally are no longer serving them personally. Relationships have become strained. Work has begun to crowd out everything else. There's a persistent sense that something needs to change, even if it's hard to put into words.
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I work with physicians, academics, attorneys, executives, and other professionals whose lives look put together from the outside but feel considerably more complicated from the inside. If you're confident in your career but less certain about your relationships, your direction, or who you are outside of work, this is the kind of work I do.
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I'm Dr. Tracy Cohn, a licensed clinical psychologist, professor, and researcher. For more than twenty years I've moved between private practice, graduate education, and clinical research. That combination shapes how I work. Our conversations aren't simply supportive—they're informed by years of clinical training, current research, and thousands of hours sitting with people whose lives are every bit as complex as their careers.
A significant part of my practice is working with LGBTQ+ individuals and couples, including gay men, people exploring questions of identity, and those navigating relationships, sexuality, or major life transitions. My office is a place where those conversations can begin without having to explain or defend who you are first.
Most people don't contact me because of a single crisis. More often, they've reached a point where life no longer feels like it's moving in the direction they want.
Maybe you've been burned out for so long it feels normal. Maybe your relationship needs more honesty than it's getting. Maybe your career is going well, but you're beginning to wonder what it's costing you personally. Or perhaps you've accomplished many of the things you once wanted and still find yourself asking, "Now what?"
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Therapy isn't about becoming a different person. It's about understanding the patterns that have shaped your life, deciding which ones are still worth keeping, and having the courage to change the ones that aren't.
The goal isn't simply to reduce symptoms. It's to help you live in a way that feels more deliberate, more connected, and more consistent with the person you want to be.
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I provide secure telehealth appointments across most of the United States through PSYPACT, making it possible to do meaningful work together without adding another commute to an already demanding schedule.
If this sounds familiar, I'd be glad to talk with you.​
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Begin the Conversation
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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.
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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.
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That perspective shapes every session.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Insight alone, however, isn't usually enough.
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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.
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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.