- Attachment focus
- CBT skills
- DBT techniques
About Courtney
Courtney Strong-Gurr is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Arizona with 10 years of clinical experience. She helps people manage stress, anxiety, addictions, LGBT-related concerns, trauma and abuse, and anger. Her approach is straightforward and practical.
Courtney aims to make sessions a place where people can speak honestly about difficult feelings. She uses clear, direct conversation to identify patterns that keep problems going. She works in a way that encourages small changes that add up over time.
In sessions she draws on approaches rooted in attachment work and client-centered care. That means attention to how relationships shape feelings and to what the client brings into the room. She also uses cognitive behavioral techniques to address unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.
Courtney includes skills from dialectical behavior therapy when people need concrete tools for emotion regulation. She can also use existential ideas to help people weigh values and meaning when life feels uncertain. These methods are mixed to match what someone wants to focus on.
Her background includes a decade of helping people with relationship problems, grief, self-esteem, and life transitions. She also has experience supporting those coping with substance use, eating and sleeping concerns, ADHD, and career stress. Sessions take a practical pace and focus on usable strategies.
To begin, prospective clients follow the site's process to match and schedule a first session. Courtney practices in Arizona and conducts work in English.
How her approaches translate to online work
Courtney commonly uses Attachment-Based Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in her work. Attachment-based work looks at how relationships shape emotions and reactions, which can help when anger stems from connection or trust problems. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and changing behaviors, which helps reduce reactive responses and repeated patterns.She also brings elements of Dialectical Behavior Therapy when people need concrete emotion-regulation skills. DBT techniques teach practical strategies for tolerating intense feelings and communicating in the heat of the moment. Choosing the right mix of approaches is a collaborative process; Courtney will review goals and preferences and adjust methods as work progresses.
The biography does not list specific online formats, so confirm current session options before booking. In general, online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a workday, allow for shorter check-ins when time is limited, and remove travel time. Talk with the matching process about which session style works best for your schedule and needs.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
10+ years
Listed in
Arizona
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
Which anger and related concerns does she address?
She works with anger alongside stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma, relationship problems, grief, and self-esteem issues.
What is her general therapy style?
She uses direct, practical conversation and skills-based work to identify patterns and build new ways of coping.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 10 years of professional work experience in counseling and mental health settings.
What credential does she hold and where does she practice?
She is an LPC, licensed in Arizona, and practices with that credential in the state.
In what language are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with international clients?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working together?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.