Marika Courtney, LPCC

Marika Courtney is a licensed professional clinical counselor (LPCC) in Ohio with ten years of experience. She focuses on supporting people through stressful seasons, trauma recovery, parenting strains, career shifts, and other life changes. Marika brings a calm, straightforward presence to sessions and centers the work on each person’s priorities.

Her approach is grounded in client-centered care that helps people feel heard and respected. She uses practical tools from cognitive behavioral therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy to help clients notice patterns and make different choices. Attachment-based and emotionally focused ideas guide work on relationships and communication.

Marika helps clients sort through big transitions, such as separation, caregiving responsibilities, or shifts in work and identity. She also addresses concerns like codependency, abandonment fears, substance issues, and caregiver stress in clear, step-by-step ways. Sessions emphasize skills you can use outside the office.

Expect a collaborative tone in the room. Marika listens first, then suggests strategies that match your goals and daily life. She encourages small experiments and realistic steps toward change.

People often seek her help for anxiety, persistent stress, trauma and abuse recovery, and figuring out next steps in life. If you want a steady guide who combines practical strategies with empathic listening, she may be a good match. Confirm current session options before booking.

Approaches that guide online work and practical benefits

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and focus on values-driven action instead of getting stuck. It can be useful for anxiety, stress, and big life decisions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact and teaches concrete skills to change patterns that cause distress. It is often used for anxiety, mood shifts, and coping with daily stressors.

Finding the right approach is part of the process, and the therapist will work with each person to choose methods that fit their needs and goals. This is a collaborative effort - priorities and comfort shape which techniques are tried and how they are paced.

Confirm current session options before booking so you know how appointments are delivered. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. They can also make it simpler to include practical exercises between meetings and to keep continuity of care during life transitions. Licensed professionals can help adapt these approaches to everyday life and responsibilities.