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Courtney Burrus

Courtney Burrus, LPC

Therapist in Texas · 12+ years of experience

Renewed calm and clearer connections

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  • Stress and anxiety
  • Practical coping skills
  • Relationship focus

About Courtney

Courtney Burrus is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas who focuses on helping people manage stress and anxiety. She centers her work on compassion and practical strategies. Her style aims to make big emotions feel more manageable. She creates a straightforward space for people to talk through what feels overwhelming.

She helps clients who are facing depression, trauma, relationship concerns, and issues with intimacy. She also supports people dealing with grief, addictions, eating struggles, and life changes. Sessions often include looking at how past experiences shape current feelings and behaviors.

Courtney draws on client-centered methods to keep sessions focused on each person's needs. She also uses cognitive behavioral tools to spot and shift unhelpful thinking patterns. Internal Family Systems ideas inform work around parts of the self that feel stuck or wounded.

Her background spans 12 years of practice in Texas and includes work with workplace stress, parenting strain, and compassion fatigue. She works with those navigating family-of-origin problems, attachment and abandonment concerns, and challenges around commitment and communication.

People who work with her can expect a collaborative, goal-oriented process. She aims to help clients build better coping skills and clearer self-understanding. The focus is on small, useful changes that improve day-to-day functioning and relationships.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesTrauma and abuseIntimacy-related issuesDepression

Also works with

AddictionsFamily conflictsGriefEating disordersParenting issuesSelf esteemBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAttachment issuesBody imageChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDivorce and separationDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameImpulsivityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMood disordersObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Self-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Existential TherapySolution-Focused TherapyInternal Family SystemsSystemic Therapy

Experience

12+ years

Credentials

Texas

Languages

English

Approaches that guide online work

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people notice and change thought and behavior patterns that increase stress and anxiety. It uses practical exercises and short-term goals to reduce symptoms and improve daily functioning.

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on creating an accepting, nonjudgmental space where the person leads the conversation. This approach helps people feel heard and strengthens self-understanding and self-compassion.

Internal Family Systems looks at how different parts of a person can hold fearful or protective roles. That perspective can help when past wounds or attachment issues affect current relationships and mood.

Choosing the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will work together with the client to match methods to goals, needs, and preferences. That collaborative process can include trying different tools and adjusting the focus as progress unfolds.

Confirm current session options before booking, as the biography does not list specific formats. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life - for example, shorter check-ins during a break, avoiding travel time, or choosing a session style that matches comfort with cameras. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises used in these approaches to work well in remote sessions.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does this therapist address?

Courtney supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and relationship concerns. She also works with issues like grief, addictions, eating struggles, ADHD, and parenting challenges.

How would you describe the therapeutic style?

The approach is compassionate and collaborative. Sessions are client-centered and include practical exercises from cognitive behavioral therapy and solution-focused work.

What is Courtney's professional background?

She has 12 years of clinical experience working with individuals in Texas. Her practice has included workplace stress, compassion fatigue, and family-of-origin concerns.

What credentials and location are listed?

She holds an LPC credential, listed as a Texas Licensed Professional Counselor, and practices in Texas.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

The original biography does not specify session formats; please confirm the current session options before booking.

How is cost handled for sessions?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

What are the first steps to begin therapy?

Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.

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