Courtney Holbrook

Courtney Holbrook is an Illinois licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) with 10 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, anger, and addiction. She also supports those coping with trauma, grief, relationship strain, and life transitions. Her approach is warm and straightforward. She acknowledges the courage it takes to ask for help and meets people where they are.

Courtney uses a client-centered style that treats the person as the expert on their own life. She listens first, then helps name concerns and set clear goals. She draws on methods like cognitive behavioral work and dialectical behavior strategies when they fit a person's needs. Mindfulness and emotionally-focused ideas also appear in her work to strengthen emotional understanding and connection.

Sessions focus on practical steps people can try between meetings. That may include small behavior changes, thought-focused exercises, or skills for managing intense feelings. Courtney emphasizes building confidence and motivation so people can carry changes into daily life. She aims to make therapy feel useful rather than vague.

Approaches that translate well to online work

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and understanding a person's goals. Online sessions can still offer that listening and collaborative planning, helping people set priorities and feel heard. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, centers on identifying and shifting unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. That work often uses structured exercises and homework that fit naturally into remote sessions. Dialectical behavior therapy, or DBT, teaches skills for tolerating strong emotions and improving emotional regulation. DBT-focused techniques can be practiced and reviewed in virtual meetings and applied between sessions.

Finding the best approach is part of the process. The therapist will work together with each person to choose methods that match their goals, preferences, and daily life. That conversation guides whether more skills training, emotion-focused work, or thought-focused practice is emphasized.

This profile does not list specific session formats, so confirm current options before booking. People often find online sessions convenient for fitting therapy into busy routines, allowing shorter check-ins around work or caregiver duties, and reducing travel time. Remote work also makes it easier to practice skills in real-time between meetings and to use written exercises or worksheets sent ahead of a session.