You're not broken.
Your nervous system is overwhelmed.

If your thoughts won’t slow down, your body stays tense, or nothing you’ve tried helps you feel grounded for long, you’re not alone and you’re not failing.

You’re running a high-functioning life with a nervous system stuck in survival mode. ⚡

I help thoughtful, driven adults understand why they feel this way and finally build nervous system capacity, regulation, and relief that lasts.

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WHAT I HELP WITH

You are someone whose body stays activated no matter what you do.

You’ve tried logic. You’ve tried journaling. You’ve tried being “less anxious.”
But your body doesn’t listen to reason.

I work with people who feel:

Constant internal tension or overthinking
Anxious, wired, overwhelmed, or burnt out
Emotionally stuck, too much or too little
Trapped in patterns that make no sense logically
Like they’re functioning well but paying for it internally

If this sounds like you, you’re in the right place. 🌀

What To Expect

Talk therapy helps, but insight alone isn’t enough.

Most people I work with already understand themselves deeply.
They don’t need “more coping skills.” They need someone who can help them work at the level where change actually happens: the nervous system.

My approach blends:

👉 Nervous system regulation
👉 Biology vs. modern life mismatch
👉 Attachment, stress response, and neuroception
👉 Practical, real-world tools you can feel in your body

We track your patterns (not just your thoughts) and build capacity in a way that feels grounded, personalized, and actually doable. 💬

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You’re not broken. You’re brilliantly adaptive.

Your nervous system evolved for survival in a completely different world: small groups, predictable dangers, and short bursts of actual threat like running from predators.

Modern life? It’s one giant overstimulating mess of uncertainty, social pressure, status games, and endless demands your ancient biology was never designed for.

Of course your nervous system is freaking out.
Of course you feel “fine” but wired.
Of course you’re exhausted from holding it all together.

The problem isn’t you.

It’s your nervous system trying to keep you alive.

We’re going to retrain it, safely, gently, and with actual science. 🔬

ways to work together

Therapy for High-Performing Nervous Systems
Ongoing therapy for people who live in overdrive, burnout, shut-down, or internal chaos, even if they function well externally. We focus on nervous system health, emotional capacity, and long-term regulation.

Nervous System Mapping Session
A one-time, structured session where we map your patterns, stress responses, survival strategies, and regulation pathways. You leave with a clear, concrete understanding of your nervous system.
Clinical Supervision for Pre-Licensed Therapists
A focused supervision offering for pre-licensed therapists in Washington State, supporting licensure requirements while attending to clinical decision-making, nervous system regulation, and long-term sustainability in the work.

Consults / Speaking / Writing
For professionals and organizations who want nervous-system-informed consultation, content, or insight rooted in the realities of modern stress.

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still wired

Where science meets soul.

Still Wired is my essay space for people who think deeply, feel intensely, and are tired of being told to just "be calm." Here, we explore what it really means to be wired for survival in a world that asks too much of the nervous system, and how to understand the biology beneath the experience.

If you’ve ever felt like insight alone wasn’t enough, like you understand your patterns but your body still responds with tension, overdrive, shutdown, or exhaustion, you’re not broken. Your system is doing what it evolved to do. 🌱

Recent popular essays include:

→ “For When You've Never Felt Normal” — explores the quiet ache of feeling different and how that feeling is a nervous-system imprint, not evidence something’s wrong with you.

→ “How a Hinge Match Ended With Me at the Bottom of the Grand Canyon” — how an online match became a mirror for nervous system survival patterns in relationships.

→ “The American Dream, My Divorce, and the Biology of Despair” — a reflection on how chasing a culturally prescribed ideal left me trapped in a painful life chapter, financially, relationally, and neurologically.

Hi, I'm Courtney✌️

I’m a therapist, writer, and nervous system specialist based in Bellingham, WA.

My work blends science, story, and real-world honesty, not clinical jargon or generic advice.

I help people understand the deeper patterns driving their stress, anxiety, and emotional overwhelm so they can finally feel at home in their own bodies.

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