Licensed clinical social worker recordIllinois
Courtney Holbrook, LCSW
Illinois
Licensed Clinical Social Worker - Stress and Relationships
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- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in Illinois
- LCSW, licence 149023054
- NPI
- 1578046579
- Experience
- 10 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Illinois
These details come from information Courtney supplied to BetterHelp. A licence can be checked with the social work board of the state that issued it, and an NPI with the national registry.
AAbout
- Client-centered approach
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Mindfulness practices
About Courtney
Courtney Holbrook is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in Illinois with 10 years of professional experience. She helps people dealing with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, depression, self-esteem, relationship concerns, grief, and career-related stress. Her work also includes issues related to LGBT concerns, intimacy, anger, bipolar disorder, and coping with major life changes.
Courtney emphasizes a practical, client-centered approach. She listens to current struggles and helps people decide what to try next. Sessions focus on clear goals and steps that fit everyday life instead of abstract theories. She draws on methods that help people change unhelpful thoughts, manage strong emotions, and improve relationships.
Her background includes a decade of experience in clinical settings where she supported people through crisis and ongoing challenges. She uses techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy to address symptoms and build coping skills. She also incorporates emotionally-focused and mindfulness-based strategies to strengthen emotional awareness and regulation.
Courtney works with a wide range of concerns tied to family background, attachment, and life transitions. She addresses issues such as abandonment, adoption and foster care histories, caregiver stress, chronic illness and pain, and body image. Communication problems, commitment and control issues, codependency, and blended family dynamics are also within her focus.
Sessions are conducted in English and are organized through a subscription system that can be canceled at any time. Prospective clients in Illinois are asked to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session to begin.
BHow sessions work
How therapeutic approaches are used in online sessions
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and building a plan around the person's own goals. In practice this means sessions start with what matters now and then move toward small, manageable steps to change daily routines or responses.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps identify unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and replace them with more effective alternatives. It is useful for anxiety, depression, stress, and many everyday problems where patterns of thinking make things harder.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers concrete skills for managing intense emotions, improving distress tolerance, and sharpening interpersonal effectiveness. DBT techniques can be helpful for people who need tools to regulate mood and navigate difficult interactions.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the client to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. That means trying interventions, reviewing what helps, and adjusting the plan together rather than prescribing a fixed path.
Confirm the exact session options before booking since the profile does not list specific online formats. Online work can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when life is hectic. It also lets people use mindfulness exercises, thought records, and skills coaching during a normal day, which helps transfer what is learned in sessions into everyday routines.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
10+ years
Listed in
Illinois
Languages
English
DQuestions
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address?
Courtney works with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, depression, self-esteem, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, career strain, and related concerns listed in her profile.
How would she describe her therapeutic style?
She uses a client-centered style with practical goals. Sessions focus on clear steps, coping skills, and emotionally focused work when needed.
How much experience does she have?
She has 10 years of professional experience working in clinical settings with people facing crisis and longer-term challenges.
Is she licensed and where?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, licensed in Illinois.
What languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with international clients?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions arranged and what does it cost?
Sessions use a subscription model that varies with location and can be canceled at any time; exact costs depend on the chosen subscription tier.
How do I begin a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session through the platform.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, call 911, or call or text 988. More crisis numbers