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Online therapist

Marika Courtney

Supportive guidance for life transitions

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Credentials
LPCC
Experience
10 years
Licensed in
Ohio
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Marika

Marika Courtney is a licensed professional clinical counselor with ten years of experience in Ohio. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, parenting concerns, career shifts, and coping with life changes. Her style is straightforward and compassionate.

She aims to create a calm space where people can talk honestly and start making small changes that matter. Marika uses clear, evidence-informed methods to help clients build practical skills.

Background and approach

She often leans on cognitive behavioral therapy to notice unhelpful thinking and try new responses. She also draws from acceptance and commitment therapy to clarify values and support action even when feelings are hard. Her sessions are client-centered, meaning she adjusts pace and focus to each person.

She listens for patterns like attachment wounds, communication problems, codependency, or control issues and addresses them with relevant tools. Marika also offers emotionally focused ideas when relationships or close bonds are a source of pain. People come for help with issues such as abandonment, aging and caregiver stress, blended family tensions, addiction, cancer-related stress, divorce and separation, and coping after disasters.

She explains tools plainly and practices them together in session so people can use them in daily life. Marika works in English and conducts sessions by video call, phone, live chat, or text messaging. Her Ohio license is LPCC OH E.2303762 and she guides each person toward goals that fit their circumstance.

Therapeutic approaches and how they work online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them. It focuses on clarifying what matters to the person and taking small, value-driven steps even when emotions are uncomfortable. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect. It teaches simple skills to shift unhelpful thinking and try new behaviors that ease anxiety and stress.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will listen to a person’s goals, challenges, and preferences and recommend strategies that fit. That collaboration means methods can be blended and adjusted over time as progress and needs change.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let conversations feel face to face, phone sessions remove travel time, and live chat or text messaging can work between appointments for check-ins or skill practice. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent during busy or unpredictable periods and to use skills when they matter most.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

Less about arguing with difficult thoughts, more about loosening their grip and acting on what matters to you anyway. Values and committed action carry the work, which suits conversation at a distance.

Attachment-Based Therapy

Looks at how early bonds shaped what you expect from closeness, and how that plays out now with a partner, a parent, or your own children.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she address?
She addresses stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, parenting, career questions, and coping with life changes. Additional areas include addiction, caregiver stress, attachment issues, communication problems, and divorce or separation.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is client-centered and straightforward. She focuses on practical skills and values-driven choices while listening closely to each person.
What is her professional background?
She has ten years of experience working as a licensed counselor. That background includes supporting people through trauma, life transitions, and emotional recovery.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is an LPCC with licence number OH LPCC E.2303762 and practices in Ohio.
Which languages are supported and are international clients accepted?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. This gives flexible ways to connect depending on needs.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. Specific pricing details are provided during the sign-up process.
What are the steps to begin working with her?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability. The questionnaire helps match goals and preferences.

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Experience
10 years
Licensed
Ohio
Languages
English

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