- Stress and anxiety
- Attachment work
- CBT and DBT methods
About Courtney
Courtney Strong-Gurr is an Arizona Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 10 years of clinical experience. She focuses on stress, anxiety, addictions, LGBT concerns, trauma and abuse, depression, relationship and family concerns, grief, intimacy-related issues, eating and sleeping problems, parenting stress, anger, self-esteem, career worries, bipolar disorder, coping with life changes, coaching, compassion fatigue, and ADHD.
Courtney works in a straightforward, person-centered way. She encourages honest conversation about feelings and thoughts. Sessions aim to make it easier to notice patterns, test small changes, and practice new skills between meetings.
Her background includes approaches that pay attention to how close relationships shape emotional life. She uses attachment-based ideas to look at how early and current relationships affect trust and safety in close connections. She also uses client-centered methods that focus on the client’s perspective and goals.
Courtney draws on cognitive behavioral therapy to identify unhelpful thinking and try alternative responses in day-to-day life. She also incorporates elements from dialectical behavior therapy and existential therapy when these fit a client’s needs and concerns.
She offers direct, practical support for common early-adulthood problems like feeling behind, deciding on career moves, handling first long-term relationships, or managing mood and anxiety. Sessions are conducted in English and she does not take international clients. Before booking, confirm current session options and scheduling details.
Therapeutic approaches and how they fit online
Courtney commonly uses attachment-based work and cognitive behavioral therapy in her practice. Attachment-based work looks at how relationships shape feelings and patterns, and can help with intimacy issues, trust, and grief. Cognitive behavioral therapy helps identify unhelpful thoughts and build new coping responses for anxiety, mood, and everyday stress.Choosing an approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will review your concerns, goals, and preferences and suggest which methods might be most useful. You can try an approach and adjust it as you go so the work matches what you need right now.
Confirm available session formats before booking, as the biography does not list them explicitly. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a weeknight or a lunch break, reduce commute time, and let you check in from quieter surroundings when that helps. Some approaches lend themselves to short skills practice between sessions, while others focus on deeper reflection across several meetings. Discuss practical details like session length and scheduling when you set up your first appointment.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
10+ years
Listed in
Arizona
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she work with?
She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, LGBT issues, trauma and abuse, depression, relationship and family concerns, grief, eating and sleeping problems, parenting stress, bipolar disorder, ADHD and related areas.
How would she describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is client-centered and straightforward. She encourages open conversation and focuses on practical steps and skills to try between sessions.
What is her background and experience?
She has 10 years of professional experience working with a range of emotional and behavioral concerns in Arizona.
What credential and location does she hold?
She is an Arizona LPC, practicing in Arizona.
Can she work with people who speak other languages or live abroad?
Sessions are offered in English. She does not accept international clients.
What session formats are offered?
The original biography does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Choose the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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