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Tessa Courtney

LCSW (she/they)3 years of experience
5.0 (3)
Warm
Solution oriented

Hi there, I'm Tessa! I work primarily with adolescents and young adults to help them identify roadblocks on their path to success. I specialize in working with young people with anxiety and depression, with a special focus on LGBTQ+ identifying folks.

After sessions with me, you should leave with specific solutions to problems you are facing in life, and hopefully a better approach to framing future problems.

I believe that we all have strengths that we rely on, no matter our situation, and I think it's important to identify those strengths and focus treatment on enhancing them. Whether you're dealing with relationship issues, anxiety over school performance, challenging family dynamics, or cycles of intrusive thoughts, I am here to help. In our sessions, I will focus on whatever you are bringing to the space that day, with the backing of evidence-based techniques and interventions. I believe in working with the whole self and enjoy incorporating somatic approaches into my work. Let's see how we can grow together!

First session

I use a strength-based approach to therapy that helps clients identify their own strengths and enhance them to solve problems. I believe that each of us has the answers we need, but sometimes it can help to bounce ideas off a qualified professional! After sessions with me, you should leave with specific solutions to problems you are facing in life, and hopefully a better approach to framing future problems.

Strengths

I have a special interest in working with LGBTQ+ youth, and have experience working with young people as they navigate the process of social and medical transitions. I also have focused experience working with young women on issues such as depression, anxiety, family trauma, and social stress.

Treatment methods

Dialectical Behavior (DBT)

DBT helps client learn how to hold multiple truths at once and encourages against black and white thinking.

Location

Virtual sessions

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