Lucy Cotter

Lucy Cotter, LMFT, is a dedicated couples and narrative therapist who brings decades of heartfelt experience to re-author people's stories. Recognizing that reaching out for counseling or psychotherapy can be a significant step, she creates a safe and caring environment for her clients to navigate the challenges that may limit their personal and relational growth. Through compassionate collaboration, Lucy empowers her clients to rewrite their narratives for the past, present, and future, facilitating meaningful change in their lives. Her expertise spans Couple Therapy, marriage and premarital counseling, and the LGBTQQ+ community, as well as alternative family structures. With a background in the arts, Lucy supports artists, writers, animators, editors, directors, and actors in achieving their creative aspirations. As a professor at Antioch University and Phillips Graduate Institute, she imparts knowledge through courses such as The Psychology of Couples in Fiction and Film, Critical Psychology, and Human Sexuality. With her MFA as a painter and collage artist, Lucy Cotter combines her artistic vision with her therapeutic practice to foster new ways of being in an ever-evolving world.