Courtney Towne

Courtney Towne is an LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker) with seven years of direct clinical experience. She offers a relaxed, strengths-focused style and values humor as part of the healing process. Courtney aims to create a space where people can be seen and take steps toward change.

Courtney emphasizes practical, straightforward work in sessions. She uses tools from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice thoughts and try different behaviors. Motivational Interviewing techniques are part of her approach when people want help finding motivation or setting goals.

Her areas of focus include parenting, anger, anxiety, stress, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, and relationship and family concerns. She also supports people dealing with workplace issues, self-esteem struggles, life transitions, and questions around identity, including LGBT topics.

Courtney spent many years supervising clinicians and running counseling programs before moving into direct clinical practice full time. That background contributes to a practical orientation and clear structure in sessions. She works from Oregon licensure while living in Washington state.

Sessions are conversational and oriented toward small, manageable steps. Courtney encourages clients to bring what matters most to them, whether that is coping with a major life change, working through grief, or managing anger. She focuses on what will fit into daily life and what the client is ready to try.

How CBT and Motivational Interviewing work in online care

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors to change how they feel. It often includes short homework tasks and practical strategies people can use between sessions.

Motivational Interviewing focuses on finding personal reasons to change and strengthening commitment. It is conversational and helps people set goals that matter to them, especially when they feel unsure or stuck.

Choosing the right approach is a team effort. Courtney will work with clients to figure out which methods fit their goals and preferences. That process usually starts with a conversation about what feels most pressing and what small steps seem realistic.

The therapist's profile did not list specific online session formats, so confirm available options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life - for example, shorter check-ins during a lunch break or avoiding travel time to an office. It can also allow people to use approaches like CBT homework and motivational conversations without rearranging their whole day.