- Years in practice
- 10
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Arizona
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Addictions
- Focus
- LGBT
About Courtney
Courtney Strong-Gurr is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Arizona with ten years of clinical experience. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, addiction concerns, depression, trauma, LGBT-related issues, and parenting challenges. Her approach aims to make it easier to talk about what’s hard and to find practical next steps.
Courtney creates a calm, nonjudgmental space where clients can name feelings and try new ways of coping. Sessions emphasize clear, real-world strategies for day-to-day stress and mood management.
Background and approach
She uses conversations and exercises that help clients notice patterns and make small, manageable changes. She draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how early relationships shape expectations. She also uses cognitive behavioral techniques to challenge unhelpful thoughts.
For people who struggle with intense emotions, skills from dialectical behavior therapy are offered to reduce overwhelm and improve emotional regulation. Courtney pays attention to life transitions like grief, divorce, or career change and helps people rebuild routines and meaning. She also supports those dealing with body image, eating concerns, and addiction recovery by focusing on coping skills and self-compassion.
Parenting is a listed focus, and she helps parents handle stress and the everyday strain of caregiving. Sessions are conversational and practical. Clients leave with concrete tools to try between visits.
Her style aims to be warm, direct, and collaborative, helping people move toward healthier habits and clearer priorities.
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
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Courtney lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Attachment-based work looks at how early relationships influence current patterns and expectations. In online sessions this becomes practical talk about how you connect, where you feel stuck, and steps to try different ways of relating. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing small behavior changes. Online sessions often include short exercises, thought records, and homework to practice new skills between meetings.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Courtney will collaborate with clients to choose techniques that match their needs and goals. She may combine elements from attachment work and CBT or introduce skills from dialectical behavior therapy when emotions feel intense. The plan is adjusted based on what helps most in real life.
Online therapy offers flexibility for people with busy schedules or caregiving responsibilities. Video calls let you hold a longer session with face-to-face interaction. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for brief check-ins, coaching-style support, or practicing skills between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into daily life while keeping the focus on concrete tools and steady progress.
Questions people ask about Courtney
What kinds of problems does Courtney address?
She supports people managing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and addiction concerns, as well as parenting challenges and relationship issues.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is warm and direct, focused on creating a nonjudgmental space and offering practical strategies you can use between sessions.
What is her clinical experience?
She has ten years of professional experience working with a wide range of concerns including grief, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and compassion fatigue.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds an LPC credential and practices in Arizona.
Which languages are supported and are international clients accepted?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are offered?
Sessions can be conducted by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How are costs handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions based on therapist availability.
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