- Emotionally-Focused Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Solution-Focused work
About Courtney
Courtney Surigao is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) in North Carolina with 18 years of clinical experience. She helps people who are facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, parenting challenges, and relationship or family concerns. She also supports those dealing with trauma, mood conditions, and life transitions.
Courtney describes counseling as practical work. Sessions focus on identifying strengths, clarifying values, and setting achievable goals. She uses tools from several approaches so people can practice changes outside of sessions, such as worksheets or brief assignments.
Her background includes long-term clinical work with a wide range of life situations, including adoption and foster care, blended family issues, caregiver stress, chronic illness, and end-of-life concerns. She draws on narrative methods and client-centered ideas to help people make sense of difficult experiences and reorganize painful patterns.
Emotionally-Focused Therapy appears among the approaches she uses and is brought in to address attachment and emotional patterns when relevant. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Solution-Focused methods are also included for concrete coping skills and goal-focused work.
Courtney frames change as active work that often involves effort between sessions. She encourages clear plans, small steps, and practical exercises so progress can be noticed in daily life. People interested in starting are invited to follow the site’s intake steps to match and schedule a first session.
How her approaches translate to online work
Courtney commonly uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy to help people understand attachment and emotional patterns that influence relationships. EFT focuses on identifying and naming hard-to-reach feelings and how they shape interactions.She also uses Client-Centered Therapy, which emphasizes listening and following the client’s priorities to build understanding. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is used for practical skill-building, such as spotting unhelpful thoughts and trying new behavioral experiments to reduce anxiety or improve mood.
Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Courtney will work with each person to choose which methods fit their goals and preferences. That decision is collaborative and can shift as needs change during treatment.
Confirm the session formats she currently offers before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight, and remove travel time. It can also let people use phone or lower-bandwidth options when that better matches their routine. These practical benefits help therapy integrate into everyday life without assuming a specific format.
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Experience
18+ years
Listed in
North Carolina
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with relationship and family concerns, grief, parenting stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and related issues such as body image and caregiver stress.
How would you describe her therapeutic approach?
She uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy alongside client-centered, cognitive behavioral, narrative, and solution-focused approaches to match the needs presented in sessions.
What is her clinical background and experience?
Courtney has 18 years of experience working with a variety of life challenges and family situations, including adoption, blended family concerns, and end-of-life issues.
What credentials does she hold and where is she based?
She is an LCMHC and provides services while located in North Carolina.
Can sessions be conducted in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with clients outside the United States?
International clients are accepted.
How are fees and billing handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are required to begin working together?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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