Courtney Brooke Sergent-Fox, LCSW

Courtney Brooke Sergent-Fox is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, career uncertainty, and midlife transitions. She speaks plainly and focuses on practical steps people can take. She acknowledges the courage it takes to begin therapy and aims to make the first steps feel manageable.

Sergent-Fox uses tools from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors. She also draws on EMDR techniques when past events are getting in the way of daily life. Mindfulness practices and solution-focused strategies are woven into sessions to build coping skills and small, achievable changes.

Her background includes a decade of clinical experience working with adults on grief, compassion fatigue, intimacy-related concerns, and workplace stress. She emphasizes collaboration and sees clients as the experts on their own lives. Sessions are shaped around each person’s goals and pace.

In sessions she helps people break problems into clear steps and develop skills for communication, money and financial stress, and body image worries. She also supports people dealing with first responder stress, social anxiety, and questions about life purpose. Conversation stays grounded and goal-oriented so progress is easy to notice.

Courtney holds an LCSW, which denotes her license as a clinical social worker in Kentucky. If you are considering therapy, she invites you to take the first step and complete the site’s short questionnaire to match and schedule.

How therapeutic approaches guide online work

CBT, or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, focuses on identifying unhelpful thought patterns and trying different behaviors to reduce distress and improve daily functioning. It is often used for anxiety, stress, and workplace or relationship concerns.

EMDR, or Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, addresses distress tied to past events by helping the brain process memories differently so they cause less disruption in current life. It can be helpful when past experiences affect mood, intimacy, or confidence.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what feels most useful, and then try methods that fit those needs. Together they adjust the plan based on what helps most.

If you are interested in online sessions, confirm which session formats are currently offered before booking, as the biography does not list them. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time for appointments. It also makes it possible to continue momentum between life events and to use homework and mindfulness practices between sessions.