About Courtney
Courtney Towne is an LCSW practicing with a practical, strengths-focused style. She uses approachable language and a relaxed tone to help people facing everyday struggles. She values honest conversation and believes a bit of humor can help even during hard moments.
She leans on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people spot unhelpful thinking and try different behaviors. Motivational Interviewing is used to find what matters most to each person and build momentum for change.
How Courtney works
Sessions are collaborative and goal-focused, with clear steps people can try between meetings. Courtney has seven years of direct clinical experience. Her background also includes supervising clinicians and managing counseling programs, which informs how she organizes care and sets practical goals.
She draws on those roles to keep sessions structured and useful. Areas she commonly addresses include parenting concerns, self-esteem, stress and anxiety, relationship and family issues, trauma and grief, anger and depression, career and workplace difficulties, and life transitions. Additional focuses include blended family issues, communication problems, guilt and shame, life purpose, multicultural concerns, and women's issues.
She works with people who want straightforward, down-to-earth support. Sessions aim to build skills, clarify values, and solve problems so people can move forward in their daily lives.
Courtney lists 2 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.
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Anger management
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Multicultural concerns
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 7 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Oregon |
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Online support options
CBT and Motivational Interviewing for online care
CBT, or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, helps people notice patterns of thinking that make problems worse and learn practical ways to change those patterns. It often involves trying small behavior changes and keeping track of what helps and what does not. Motivational Interviewing is a collaborative conversation style that helps people find their own reasons for change and build readiness one step at a time.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will help identify which method fits the client's goals, needs, and preferences. Sessions are a joint process where the plan can shift as progress is made and priorities evolve.
Online therapy offers flexible options like video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when helpful, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits quick check-ins, and text messaging supports ongoing coaching between meetings. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to keep momentum between sessions.
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