Marika Courtney
Compassionate, evidence-informed therapy for life transitions
LPCC Ohio
- Experience
- 10 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Trauma and abuse, Parenting
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Languages
- English
About Marika
Marika Courtney is an Ohio-licensed LPCC with a decade of clinical experience helping people navigate stress, anxiety, trauma, parenting challenges, career transitions, and other major life changes.
Background and approach
She emphasizes compassionate, client-centered care while drawing on structured, evidence-informed methods to help clients understand patterns, reduce distress, and develop practical coping skills. Her work addresses a broad range of concerns, including abandonment issues, attachment difficulties, caregiver stress, communication problems, substance concerns, and the emotional impact of illness or loss.
Marika blends approaches such as cognitive behavioral techniques and acceptance-based strategies with attachment-focused and emotionally aware practices to tailor support to each person’s needs. Clients can expect an attentive, collaborative clinician who prioritizes clear goals and the development of concrete tools for everyday life.
Marika aims to create an environment where people can explore painful experiences, build healthier relationships with themselves and others, and make steady progress toward the changes they want.
Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care
Marika commonly integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy into her online practice. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying and changing thought and behavior patterns that contribute to stress and anxiety, which can be useful for workplace strain, relationship difficulties, and mood concerns. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy emphasizes values-guided action and learning to accept difficult internal experiences while committing to meaningful life changes, often helpful for coping with trauma, life transitions, and persistent worry.Finding the right approach is part of the collaborative work in sessions. Marika partners with each client to clarify goals, try methods that align with personal preferences, and adjust techniques as real-world progress and feedback shape the plan. This shared process helps match strategies to what each person needs at different points in their journey.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, making it easier to fit care into busy schedules or manage geographical constraints. These formats allow clients to access therapeutic tools, skill practice, and ongoing support from licensed professionals in a way that can be more convenient and consistent with daily life.
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Experience
10+ years
Licensed
Ohio
Languages
English