Philip Cooke, Ph.D.

Philip Cooke, PhD is a psychoanalytic psychologist in private practice in Chicago, IL. Dr. Cooke provides psychoanalytic psychotherapy to individuals, couples, and groups as well as psychoanalysis. His practice focuses on (1) helping people understand and change problematic emotional and relational patterns, (2) providing queer-affirming individual and relationship psychotherapy, and (3) treating developmental and complex trauma. Dr. Cooke was a Faculty Lecturer in the Department of Psychology at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science from 2018-2024. Dr. Cooke continues to invest in the education and training of therapists through offering clinical supervision, consultation, and trainings. Dr. Cooke’s scholarly interests include contemporary relational psychoanalysis, cultural responsiveness within psychotherapy, treatment of developmental and complex trauma, and theoretical and clinical approaches to gender and sexual diversity. Dr. Cooke received his master’s degree in counseling from Loyola University Chicago and PhD in counseling psychology from Marquette University. He is currently a psychoanalytic candidate at the Chicago Psychoanalytic Institute.
Professional Interests
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Psychoanalytic theory and clinical practice
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Gender and sexual diversity
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Nonmonogamy and polyamory
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Psychoanalytic treatment of developmental/complex trauma
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Cultural responsiveness within psychotherapy
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Interpersonal process psychotherapy groups
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Psychotherapy training, education, and supervision