Marika Courtney, LPCC

Marika Courtney is a licensed professional clinical counselor with ten years of experience based in Ohio. She focuses on helping people work through stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, and the strains of parenting and career change. Marika aims to make therapy straightforward and approachable for people facing everyday pressures.

Her sessions emphasize client-centered work that centers the person's goals and pace. She draws on practical methods to help people build coping skills, manage intense feelings, and make clearer choices during life changes. Marika listens for patterns in relationships and attachment that affect how people relate to others and themselves.

Many clients bring concerns such as communication problems, commitment issues, codependency, or worries tied to illness and caregiving. Marika also supports people dealing with divorce and separation, substance concerns, and adjustment after disasters. She helps clients identify steps they can take between sessions to feel steadier.

Therapeutic tools she uses include cognitive behavioral techniques to shift unhelpful thoughts, acceptance and commitment ideas to clarify values, and emotionally-focused and attachment-based approaches when relationship patterns are central. Sessions are conversational and focused on real-life changes rather than jargon.

People who choose her often want a practical path forward and someone who will listen without rushing. To begin, individuals complete an intake and schedule sessions based on what works for them.

How therapeutic approaches shape online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that match their values. It is useful when someone wants clearer priorities and steadier action in stressful times. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying and changing thought and behavior patterns that feed anxiety and mood problems. It works well for stress, worry, and practical coping skills. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early and current relationship patterns shape reactions and intimacy. It helps when communication problems or fears of abandonment affect daily life.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapy process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. Together they try methods and adjust the plan as needed, keeping the work collaborative and goal-oriented.

Please confirm which online session options are available before booking, since the biography does not list specific formats. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and let people choose times that reduce travel. It also makes it possible to continue therapy through life changes that affect where someone is located. Licensed professionals can adapt ACT, CBT, and attachment-focused techniques to work well in virtual sessions.