Courtney Brothers
Collaborative therapy for life transitions
LCSW New York
- Experience
- 10 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, LGBT, Family
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Languages
- English
About Courtney
Courtney Brothers is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in New York who has spent a decade helping people navigate stress, anxiety, depression, LGBT concerns, family conflicts, and major life transitions.
Background and approach
She frames therapy as a collaborative process that honors each person's knowledge of their own life while offering professional support to identify patterns, build coping skills, and pursue meaningful change. Her approach emphasizes an open, nonjudgmental space where emotions and thoughts can be explored honestly.
Drawing on evidence-informed methods such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, she combines practical skill-building with reflective work to address mood disorders, caregiver stress, post-traumatic stress, pregnancy and childbirth challenges, and relationship changes like divorce and separation.
Courtney encourages clients to recognize their existing strengths and to take incremental steps toward goals like improved self-love and healthier family dynamics. She frames beginning therapy as a brave first move and supports people through the process of setting priorities, trying new strategies, and assessing progress over time.
How evidence-based approaches translate to online care
Courtney uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify unhelpful thinking patterns and test new, more effective behaviors; this approach is often helpful for anxiety, depression, and mood regulation. She also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which focuses on clarifying personal values and building psychological flexibility so clients can act toward meaningful goals even when difficult feelings are present.Finding the right approach is part of the work itself. Courtney treats the selection of methods as a collaborative process, exploring what resonates with each person and adapting techniques to match their goals, preferences, and life context over time.
Online sessions are offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility for varied schedules and needs. These formats make it easier to maintain continuity of care during life transitions, allow practical skill practice between meetings, and support steady progress while fitting therapy into a busy life.
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Experience
10+ years
Licensed
New York
Languages
English