Licensed Mental Health Counselor
Therapy
You're not crazy, just wired.
You’ve done the mindset work. You’ve journaled, meditated, self-cared your way through it. And yet… your body keeps flipping the anxiety switch anyway.
That’s because anxiety doesn’t start in your thoughts — it starts in your nervous system.
Your biology kicks in before you even have time to think.
Tight chest? Racing heart? That edge-of-panic feeling out of nowhere? Sound familiar?
That’s your ancient survival wiring doing its job — scanning for threats, prepping for danger, keeping you “safe.”
The problem?
You’re not running from lions. You’re just trying to answer emails, navigate messy relationships, and exist in a world that constantly overwhelms your nervous system.
Hi, I'm Courtney.
I’m a biopsychology-informed therapist who works with high-functioning humans who are totally fried underneath it all.
👉 You hold it together.
👉 You show up.
👉 You get sh*t done.
👉 But your nervous system is buzzing like it’s always two seconds from shutting down.
That’s not because you’re broken. It’s because your biology is brilliant. It’s been protecting you in all the ways it knows how — even if it’s doing too much now.
my approach:
Where biology meets therapy.
Most therapy stays in your head.
We start where your anxiety actually lives — in your body.
🔬 What We Work With:
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Polyvagal Theory: how your nervous system reads safety vs. threat
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Somatic Awareness: how your body stores tension and trauma
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Attachment Science: how early relationships shaped your wiring
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Evolutionary Biology: why your anxiety makes perfect sense (it’s ancient)
🔬 Why This Works:
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Because insight alone doesn’t calm your nervous system.
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Because breathing apps aren’t enough if your body still feels unsafe.
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Because true healing starts before your thoughts — in your biology.
This isn’t coping.
This isn’t “managing symptoms.”
This is rewiring how your nervous system responds to your life.
My Philosophy
No two nervous systems tell the same story.
You’ve lived your life. Your experiences, your environment, your relationships — they’ve all shaped how your body learned to survive. I don’t believe in slapping labels on you and calling it a day. You’re not your diagnosis. You’re a human with a brilliant, adaptive system that’s been doing its best to keep you safe — even if it’s stuck in overdrive.
I work with all humans. If you’re LGBTQIA+, navigating polyamory, or belong to any marginalized community — you belong here. This is inclusive, affirming care where you don’t have to explain your identity before we can start your healing work. You show up exactly as you are. I meet you there. ✌️
what is it like?
I won’t sit and nod while you spiral through the same stories for years.
I’m not here to analyze your childhood for the millionth time without giving you tools.
We’re going to get under the hood.
We’re going to map how your nervous system got here.
We’re going to retrain your body to finally know what your brain already knows:
👉 You are safe now.
The science is real. The work is deep. The vibe is safe.
And yes — we’ll probably laugh a lot, too.
Want to know more?
