Meet Courtney

Relational Therapist for Adults in Oregon & California

A woman with long dark hair, hazel eyes, and a nose piercing smiles at the camera outdoors with green foliage in the background.

I became a therapist because I love watching people grow into versions of themselves that feel real and spacious. Helping someone shed old expectations and step into their full self never stops being meaningful to me.

In sessions, I show up as myself — warm, direct, curious, playful, and not overly structured. Sometimes my cat, Jynx, will make an appearance and spend the session snoozing on my shoulder. I care about creating a space where you feel safe enough to explore, be honest, laugh, get frustrated, notice patterns, and discover new parts of yourself. I value co-exploration and genuine human connection above anything scripted.

I pay attention to the emotional current running beneath our conversations—the subtle shifts that matter, the parts of you asking for care, and the patterns that quietly shape your experience. I tend to notice links and meanings that others might overlook, and together we make sense of them in ways that feel empowering rather than overwhelming.

Clients often leave our work with more self-compassion, more grounded confidence, and a stronger ability to be with difficult emotions or life transitions. Many find themselves discovering an inner steadiness — a quiet strength they didn’t know they had.

Outside of sessions, I spend my time learning and abandoning new hobbies, getting my dopamine fix by rearranging my room layouts, and waking up with a hot cup of coffee and morning cartoons.

If any part of this feels like what you’ve been longing for, I welcome you to reach out.

“Maybe the journey isn’t so much about becoming anything. Maybe it’s about un-becoming everything that isn’t really you so you can be who you were meant to be in the first place.”

— Paul Coelho

How I Work

Therapy works best when there’s space to be human together. I approach our work as a collaborative dialogue — two people noticing what unfolds, following what feels meaningful, and making sense of your internal world with curiosity rather than pressure.

What this looks like in practice:

  • Starting where you are — a check-in about what’s most present that day

  • Exploring what arises — emotions, patterns, or parts that come forward

  • Listening to your nervous system to understand what it needs in the moment

  • Permission to move at your pace — pausing, slowing down, stimming, fidgeting, or taking breaks

  • Making the internal understandable by translating confusing experiences into language

  • Flexible structure that supports you without ever feeling rigid

My work centers around attunement, presence, and shared discovery. Together, we build a relationship that becomes the foundation for change.

What Clients Can Gain

Over time, therapy helps you understand yourself more fully and move through life with greater steadiness. Clients often notice that as they grow, their inner world becomes less overwhelming and more coherent, compassionate, and grounded.

Clients often experience:

  • More self-compassion, with a softer and kinder internal dialogue

  • Clearer understanding of patterns that once felt confusing or automatic

  • Greater capacity to feel emotions without shutting down or getting swept away

  • More grounded confidence in decisions, boundaries, and relationships

  • A steadier sense of self that holds up even during stress or transition

These shifts tend to unfold gradually but meaningfully — creating a sense of inner steadiness that supports you long after the session ends.

  • I’m primarily a Relational therapist who blends Internal Family Systems (IFS), AEDP, emotion-focused approaches, narrative therapy, compassion-focused work, and trauma-informed care into my practice.

    IFS gives us a language and way to communicate with your inner world. AEDP helps us move through emotions in a way that feels safe, connected, and grounding. These approaches blend naturally with relational, attachment-focused work to help you reconnect with clarity, warmth, and inner steadiness.

  • Masters Degree

    • M.A. Mental Health Counseling - Palo Alto University

    Modality Specific Certificates

    • Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy (AEDP) Immersion - Level 1 - AEDP Institute

    • Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy (AEDP) Essential Skills - Level 2 - AEDP Institute

    • Internal Family Systems (IFS) Level 1 - IFS Institute

    Certification Courses

    • Supervision Training - K Hixson

    • Somatic IFS - Susan McConnell

    • Recovery From Religious or Spiritual Abuse

    • Clinical Trauma Professional Intensive Training

    • Death Doula - Walking With Clients At The End of Life

    • Comprehensive Grief Training - Making Meaning After Loss

    Continuing Education Topics

    • Complex/Complicated Grief

    • Perimenopause & Menopause on Mental Health

    • Religious Trauma & Recovery

    • ADHD & Autism - Assessment and Neurodivergent Affirming Practice

    • LGBTQ+ Community & Affirming Care

    • State Required CEs: Professional Ethics & State Law, Multicultural Competency, Suicide Risk Assessment, Supervision-related

  • My supervision style is collaborative and warm, with room for curiosity, depth, and a bit of playfulness. We’ll look closely at the emotional and relational currents in your cases, refine your clinical lens, and support the parts of you that are learning how to hold this work.

When you’re ready, I’m here

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