- Years in practice
- 7
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Colorado
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Family conflicts
About Courtney
Courtney Dunson is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) in Colorado who helps people facing anxiety, depression, trauma, and the daily stresses of parenting. She works with individuals burdened by painful past events and those feeling stuck under the weight of worry or perfectionism. Her approach aims to restore a sense of self beyond painful stories and symptoms.
Courtney focuses first on stabilizing emotions and building resilience. She spends time helping clients learn skills to calm their nervous system before moving into difficult memories.
Background and approach
This stepwise way of working helps people feel steadier and more able to manage intense feelings. Her methods draw from attachment-based ideas, client-centered listening, cognitive behavioral tools, dialectical behavior skills, and motivational interviewing. She uses practical exercises, skill-building, and collaborative conversation to address problems like obsessive thoughts, eating concerns, sleep disruption, and relationship struggles.
Courtney pays attention to attachment wounds, abandonment fears, and issues around intimacy and codependency. She also supports people dealing with grief, addiction, shame, and life transitions that shake their sense of purpose. The work often includes looking at patterns and testing small changes that can feel manageable.
With seven years of experience, she aims to offer straightforward guidance and gentle challenge. People can expect a calm, steady presence and an emphasis on concrete tools alongside deeper reflection. Her practice includes addressing parenting concerns as part of broader life stress and adjustment.
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.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Depression
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dissociation
- Emptiness
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
Approaches Courtney lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How attachment and skill-based care work online
Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on patterns formed in relationships and helps people notice how early bonds shape current reactions. This approach can be useful for intimacy issues, abandonment fears, and codependency by helping clients practice different ways of relating.Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening and empathy, giving people space to tell their story and set the pace of work. It helps people feel heard and supported while they explore difficult emotions.
Courtney treats choosing an approach as a collaborative process. She will talk with each person about goals and preferences and then recommend ways of working that fit those needs. Together they adjust methods as progress and comfort change over time.
Online sessions offer flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or ongoing text-based messaging. Video works well for in-depth conversation and visual cues, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits brief check-ins, and messaging lets people share between sessions. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into busy parenting schedules and day-to-day life.
Questions people ask about Courtney
What concerns can be addressed in sessions?
Sessions cover stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, addiction, parenting, sleep and eating issues, ADHD, and relationship or intimacy-related struggles.
How would you describe the therapy style?
The style is calm and collaborative with practical skills. Expect a mix of listening, reflection, and exercises to build emotional stability and coping skills.
What is the therapist's background?
She has seven years of clinical experience working with people who carry trauma, perfectionism, OCD, and attachment wounds.
What credentials and location are listed?
The clinician is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, practicing in Colorado.
Are sessions offered in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
Which session formats are available?
Therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to match different communication preferences.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin therapy?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling based on therapist availability.
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