- Direct coping strategies
- Attachment-informed care
- Support for parents
About Marika
Marika Courtney is an Ohio licensed professional clinical counselor (LPCC) with ten years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, trauma, and major life changes. Marika uses a straightforward, compassionate style to help clients find practical ways to cope and move forward.
Her sessions center on the person in front of her. She listens first, then helps people set small, doable goals. Conversations often include strategies for emotion regulation, clearer communication, and making sense of painful experiences. Marika helps people build routines that support daily functioning and long-term growth.
She draws from several evidence-based approaches, including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, cognitive behavioral techniques, and attachment-informed work. These methods are used to address issues like abandonment, attachment concerns, and patterns tied to codependency. Marika adapts tools to fit each person’s situation rather than following a rigid plan.
Marika also supports parents dealing with family stress, people coping with career shifts, and those facing health-related life changes such as cancer caregiving. She pays attention to both practical problem-solving and the emotions underneath difficult choices.
Clients describe her manner as steady and approachable. Sessions aim to be collaborative, with clear steps to practice between meetings. People who want help with communication, commitment struggles, or recovering from past hurt may find this approach useful.
How key approaches shape online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) encourages people to name difficult thoughts and feelings and then choose actions that match their values. It can help with anxiety, stress, and moving forward after loss. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches concrete skills to change unhelpful patterns. It is useful for anxiety, stress, and coping in daily life. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns affect current connections and helps people develop safer ways of relating when attachment wounds are present.Finding the best fit is part of the work. Marika will discuss these approaches with each person and decide together which methods match their needs, goals, and preferences. Sessions are collaborative and adjusted as progress and challenges become clearer.
Confirm available session formats before booking so you know how meetings will be scheduled. Online work can make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy week, allow check-ins without travel, and let people use shorter or longer sessions depending on what they need. Licensed professionals can use skills exercises, values-based tasks, and communication practice effectively in remote sessions when both people agree on the plan.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
10+ years
Credentials
Ohio
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she address?
Marika works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, career concerns, and coping with life changes. She also focuses on related issues like abandonment, attachment problems, codependency, and substance concerns.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She uses a compassionate, client-centered style that emphasizes listening and practical steps. Sessions typically blend skills practice with time to process emotions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has ten years of experience working with adults on a range of life and relationship concerns.
What credentials and location apply to her practice?
She holds the LPCC credential and practices in Ohio.
Which languages are supported and can she work with people outside the U.S.?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are offered?
Please confirm current session options before booking so you know whether in-person or remote sessions are available for scheduling.
How does pricing work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule based on the therapist's availability.
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