Courtney HoymanLCSW-C

Courtney Hoyman is a licensed clinical social worker practicing in Maryland. She brings 14 years of experience supporting people who feel overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, addiction, and ADHD. Her approach treats each person as the expert on their life and builds on existing strengths to make change feel possible.

Courtney has a background working with foster care and adoption systems, behavioral health, and substance use services. That experience informs how she helps people through loss, grief, and complicated relationships. She listens for the everyday impacts of mental health on sleep, work, and family life, then works with clients to set realistic goals.

In sessions she focuses on practical skills and clear steps. Clients can expect straightforward conversation, coping strategies for stress and cravings, and attention to how past trauma shows up now. She helps people develop routines that ease anxiety and improve focus for those with ADHD.

Courtney emphasizes collaboration. She helps people identify small changes they can try between sessions and reviews what works or needs adjusting. Her tone is supportive and direct, aimed at moving toward manageable improvements.

If you are dealing with mood struggles, trauma, addiction, or attention challenges, she offers steady support while you work through those issues. To begin, follow the site's intake flow to match with her and schedule an appointment.

Therapeutic approaches and how they fit online

Evidence-based therapeutic techniques often include skills-focused work that teaches concrete tools for managing symptoms and trauma-informed strategies that help people understand how past harms affect current responses. Skills-focused work might include breathing, grounding, planning, and behavioral tasks to reduce anxiety and improve daily functioning. Trauma-informed approaches look at how past events shape reactions and help people build safer patterns and boundaries.

Choosing the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful. Then she will try techniques, check progress, and adjust the plan so it stays useful and practical.

Confirm current session options before booking so you know which online formats are offered. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into busy days, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when a full session is not needed. It can also help people keep momentum between in-person visits and use tools learned in sessions directly in daily life.