Courtney Towne , LCSW

Courtney Towne is an LCSW who uses practical, down-to-earth therapy to help people manage stress, anxiety, and life changes. She brings seven years of direct clinical experience and focuses on clear goals and steady progress. Her approach is relaxed and strengths-based, and she believes small steps can lead to real shifts.

She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients notice unhelpful thoughts and try different actions. Motivational Interviewing is part of her toolkit to support people who want to make changes but feel stuck. Sessions are conversational and geared toward concrete skills that can be used between meetings.

Courtney has worked in Oregon and has experience supervising clinicians and overseeing counseling programs earlier in her career. That background informs how she organizes treatment and sets realistic goals with each person. She favors a practical plan over lengthy theory talks.

People come to her for many concerns including parenting challenges, self-esteem, relationship and family matters, grief, trauma and abuse, anger, workplace stress, and questions about identity and discrimination. She also helps with career questions, life purpose, and coaching-style support for transitions.

Expect a warm, approachable tone and a willingness to use humor when it fits. Courtney invites clients to try small experiments between sessions and to revisit goals as life shifts. Her focus is helping people build manageable habits that support clearer thinking and calmer behavior.

How CBT and Motivational Interviewing work online

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people notice thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going, then tries small experiments to change them; it is useful for anxiety, depression, and stress. Motivational Interviewing focuses on a person’s own reasons for change and uses reflective conversation to build commitment; it often helps when someone feels stuck or unsure about next steps.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked before. Together they adapt techniques from CBT or Motivational Interviewing so the plan fits the person’s life and priorities.

Online formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and skill demonstrations, phone sessions work well for low bandwidth or when being on camera is difficult, and live chat or text-based messaging can be useful for quick check-ins or brief coaching between sessions. These options provide flexibility so people can keep therapy going during workdays, parenting demands, or other commitments.