Michelle (Iva) Cooper, Regional Director, has been with KVC for almost 5 years. She oversees for KVC’s services in Logan, Wayne, Lincoln, Mingo, Cabell, and Putnam counties. She began as a therapist and Supervised Psychologist, moving to Supervisor and now Director.  Michelle works with therapists and case managers to provide therapy and other needed services to our families as well as support to our foster parents.  She continues to work to improve productivity and moving into new initiatives and programs with our staff.

Michelle has over 21 years of experience in various roles, serving children and families. Before coming to KVC, she worked with adolescent girls in a residential treatment facility and has experience working with domestic violence victims. She has also worked as a case manager, providing in-home services to children, adolescents and families. Most recently, Michelle worked as a Supervised Psychologist providing psychological evaluations, individual and family therapy in a variety of settings.

Michelle attended Marshall University where she earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology and Master’s Degree in Clinical Psychology. She is a Supervised Psychologist and will soon complete her last step to becoming a Licensed Psychologist.  Michelle is also a licensed Social Worker.