- Years in practice
- 18
- Credentials
- LISW
- Licensed in
- Ohio
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Grief
About Courtney
Courtney Bokelman is a Licensed Independent Social Worker in Ohio with 18 years of clinical experience. She focuses on practical support for stress, anxiety, depression, and parenting concerns. Courtney helps people navigate pregnancy and postpartum challenges and manage relationship strain in everyday life.
Her approach centers on clear, doable steps rather than jargon. She works with clients to identify unhelpful thought patterns and build stronger coping skills. Sessions often include straightforward strategies to ease anxiety and lift mood over time.
Background and approach
Courtney also pays attention to life transitions that can feel overwhelming. That includes fertility and adoption journeys, caregiver stress, and the emotional shifts after childbirth. She aims to help people feel steadier and more confident as they move through change.
Attachment concerns and family problems are part of her focus areas when individuals bring them up. She offers space to talk about losses and grief, and to sort through complicated feelings that come with parenting and relationships. In session she blends practical skill-building with empathetic listening.
The goal is to leave with clear next steps that fit each person’s daily life. Courtney practices in Ohio and conducts sessions in English.
What Courtney works with
Everything Courtney lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Courtney helps people with.
Approaches and online care that fit busy lives
Courtney uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on changing thinking and building coping skills. One common element is work on identifying and shifting unhelpful thoughts so daily stress and anxiety feel more manageable. This helps with panic symptoms, ongoing worry, and low mood by teaching practical ways to respond to difficult moments.She also emphasizes emotion regulation and resilience building, helping people develop habits that reduce reactivity and improve mood over time. That kind of work supports recovery from postpartum depression, caregiver burnout, and grief by giving clear tools to use between sessions.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Courtney will discuss different options and tailor the plan to each person’s needs, goals, and preferences rather than assuming one method fits all. Together they decide which strategies to try and adjust them as progress is made.
Online therapy offers flexibility for people balancing work, parenting, and medical or fertility appointments. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions work when bandwidth is limited, live chat is useful for brief check-ins, and text messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule while keeping continuity of care.
Questions people ask about Courtney
What concerns does she commonly address?
Courtney works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, grief, and compassion fatigue. She also focuses on parenting-related issues and reproductive journeys like fertility, pregnancy, and postpartum challenges.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is practical and straightforward, combining skill-building with listening. Sessions aim to identify unhelpful thinking and create concrete steps to feel better day to day.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 18 years of clinical work experience supporting a range of emotional and life transition concerns.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a Licensed Independent Social Worker, listed as LISW, and practices in Ohio.
Which languages are offered for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats does she use?
Sessions can be held via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options allow for different rhythms and lengths of interaction.
How do fees and getting started work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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