About Courtney
Courtney Gum helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, or depression. She offers straightforward support for those struggling with focus and attention, relationship and intimacy concerns, parenting strain, and life transitions. Courtney welcomes practical conversations that focus on immediate needs and next steps.
With eight years of clinical experience and the credentials MD and LCSW-C, she aims to make sessions calm and down-to-earth. She creates a nonjudgmental space where people can name what is hard and try new ways of coping.
How Courtney works
Sessions focus on clear goals and skills that can be used between meetings. Courtney draws on client-centered therapy to follow each person’s priorities and build trust. She also uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and practice small behavior changes.
Emotionally focused ideas and mindfulness tools are offered to help with connection, strong feelings, and stress regulation. Her additional interests include caregiver stress, chronic illness and pain, blended family issues, body image, fertility and cancer-related concerns, and aging and geriatric issues. She also supports people facing separation, domestic violence history, and commitment or communication struggles.
Sessions are offered in English and are provided through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Courtney encourages people to take one step at a time and to set goals that feel achievable.
Courtney lists 8 ways of working on the entry:
What Courtney works with
The areas below are the ones Courtney selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Relationship issues
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Registers | MD, LCSW-C |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 8 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Maryland |
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Online support options
How Courtney’s Approaches Work Online
Courtney combines client-centered work with cognitive behavioral techniques to help people manage everyday problems and strong emotions. Client-centered therapy focuses on listening, respect, and following what matters most to the person. It helps when someone needs a calm space to sort feelings and set priorities. Cognitive behavioral therapy looks at thought patterns and behaviors and teaches concrete skills to reduce anxiety, lift mood, and improve focus.She also uses emotionally-focused and mindfulness-based tools when feelings are intense. Emotionally-focused ideas help people name and shift difficult emotional cycles, which can improve connection and reduce reactivity. Mindfulness practices teach simple ways to notice the present moment, lower stress, and return attention to what matters.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Courtney will work with each person to choose methods that match their goals, needs, and comfort with different techniques. She starts with small experiments and adjusts based on what helps most.
Online therapy offers flexibility and practical benefits. Video calls let people have real-time conversation and nonverbal cues, while phone sessions require less bandwidth and can be easier during a busy day. Live chat and text-based messaging make short check-ins and between-session support possible. These options help fit therapy into work, caregiving, or medical schedules and make it easier to keep regular contact with licensed professionals.
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