Courtney SzaboLISW

Courtney Szabo, LISW, takes a direct and caring approach to therapy. She focuses on how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors connect and helps people build practical skills for daily life. She aims to meet people where they are and supports them through change with clear guidance and steady encouragement.

Courtney uses a client-centered stance that keeps the person's goals in charge of the work. She combines that with cognitive behavioral ideas to spot unhelpful thinking patterns. Mindfulness and solution-focused tools are mixed in to help people manage anxiety, stress, and overwhelming moments.

Her practice includes supporting people after trauma and abuse, and working through depression, relationship stress, and parenting concerns. She also helps with workplace issues, career transitions, and coping with life changes like relocation. Pregnancy and childbirth are listed among areas of focus when those life events bring emotional strain.

Courtney prefers straightforward, compassionate communication. She aims to teach concrete strategies so people leave sessions with steps to try between meetings. She believes progress comes from small changes and regular practice.

With six years of experience as an Ohio LISW - Licensed Independent Social Worker - she draws on practical interventions tailored to each person. Sessions center on what the individual needs and on building skills that fit everyday life.

Therapeutic approaches and how they work online

Courtney uses client-centered therapy to keep the person's goals at the center of each session. This approach emphasizes listening, empathy, and tailoring the pace and topics to what matters most to the client. It helps when someone needs a respectful, nonjudgmental space to sort priorities and feelings.

She also applies Cognitive Behavioral Therapy or CBT to identify patterns of thinking that feed anxiety or low mood. CBT breaks problems into clear steps and teaches practical tools to shift thoughts and behaviors. That approach is useful for stress, anxiety, negative self-talk, and managing mood during life changes like pregnancy and childbirth.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Courtney will discuss goals and try methods that fit the person's needs and preferences. This is a collaborative process, so adjustments are made as therapy progresses to focus on what helps most.

Confirm current session options before booking so you know how sessions are delivered. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, allow for shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time around appointments. Licensed professionals can adapt these therapeutic approaches for remote work while helping clients practice skills between sessions to support real-world change.