About Courtney

Registered Art Therapist #16-109

Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor #11098

Therapy is a place to slow down, become curious about our lives, and develop a deeper understanding of ourselves.

Together, we explore the stories we carry about ourselves, the patterns that shape our relationships, and the experiences that have influenced how we move through the world. Through conversation, reflection, and creativity, we begin to notice what has been difficult to name and discover what feels most meaningful. Therapy can offer space to better understand emotional experiences, navigate transitions and relationships, develop greater self-awareness, and consider new ways of responding to the challenges of life.

My role is not to provide quick interpretations or tell someone what their experience means. Instead, I work collaboratively with children, adolescents and their families, as well as with adults, as understanding develops through shared reflection over time. I strive to create a therapeutic relationship where curiosity feels possible and each person's pace, communication style, and way of experiencing the world are honored. Therapy is a collaborative process that unfolds through relationship rather than predetermined answers.

My approach has been shaped by experience in educational settings, community-based and residential mental health, where I partnered with young people, adults, families, educators, and interdisciplinary teams. These experiences deepened my belief that people come to know themselves through relationships with others and that meaningful change is supported by feeling seen, understood, and respected. I aim to create a space where different ways of thinking, communicating, relating, and moving through the world are met with genuine curiosity and compassion.

As a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor and Registered Art Therapist, I integrate creative expression with talk therapy as another way of exploring thoughts, emotions, relationships, and lived experience. A movement, song, poem, drawing, piece of clay, or visual metaphor becomes part of the therapeutic conversation, offering new perspectives when words alone are not enough. Creative expression is not about making something beautiful or being “good” at art. It is about experimentation, curiosity, and giving form to experiences that may not yet have words. Creative approaches are always offered collaboratively and adapted to each person's interests, needs, and comfort level.

I believe therapy can help us develop a more compassionate and curious relationship with ourselves and with others. Through relationship, reflection, and creativity, we can create space for deeper self-understanding, greater flexibility, and more connected ways of living across the lifespan.