Marika Courtney
Practical support for stress and life change
LPCC Ohio
- Experience
- 10 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Trauma and abuse, Parenting
- Approaches
- Gottman Method, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Languages
- English
About Marika
Marika Courtney is an Ohio licensed professional clinical counselor (LPCC) with ten years of clinical experience. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, trauma, parenting pressures, career shifts, and major life changes.
Background and approach
Her work is practical and straightforward, focused on clear goals and steady progress. Clients can expect a calm, patient presence that listens first and guides next.
She uses a mix of approaches to match each person's needs, including the Gottman Method alongside cognitive and acceptance-based therapies. Sessions center on building skills for communication, emotion regulation, and problem solving.
Marika pays special attention to how attachment and past losses shape current behavior. She supports people dealing with abandonment concerns, caregiving strain, blended family stress, and substance-related challenges.
Her methods aim to reduce overwhelming emotion and increase day-to-day coping. She also helps with issues around commitment, control, dependency, and major medical or life stressors like cancer or disaster recovery.
Work in therapy often involves learning new ways to respond to difficult thoughts and feelings, not just talking about them. Marika prefers a collaborative style.
She and the client set practical steps and track progress over time. The pace is adjusted so people can build skills they can use between sessions.
Sessions are offered in English and delivered through online formats. People who want clear, steady support while navigating change will find her approach direct and empathetic.
How therapy methods translate to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that match their values. It is often useful for anxiety, stress, and life transitions where people want clearer direction. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns. It aims to strengthen emotion regulation and improve how people relate to others during stress or loss.Choosing the right approach is a shared process. Marika will work with each person to decide which methods fit their situation and goals. That choice can shift over time as needs change, and sessions are adjusted based on what helps most.
Online work is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging for flexibility. Video lets people practice communication and nonverbal skills. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited or for a focused check-in. Live chat and text messaging can support quick check-ins, brief coping tools between sessions, and people who prefer written communication. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving, or other commitments.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
10+ years
Licensed in
Ohio
Languages
English