Courtney DeFlanders, LPC

Courtney DeFlanders is an LPC who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship or parenting strains. She works with concerns like grief, trauma, ADHD, low self-esteem, intimacy issues, and problems with communication and trust.

Courtney keeps sessions straightforward and practical. She listens first, then helps clients set short-term goals and steps they can try between meetings. The focus is on building coping skills people can use in daily life, from managing worry to improving difficult conversations.

Her approach blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with client-centered and mindfulness techniques. That means she pays attention to what a person is feeling, then helps them test unhelpful thoughts and practice new behaviors. Mindfulness tools and DBT strategies are used when people need help with strong emotions or self-control.

Courtney has six years of clinical experience as a Licensed Professional Counselor in Georgia. She draws on a variety of methods so care is shaped to each person's needs rather than one fixed program. Sessions are meant to feel collaborative and paced to what a person can handle.

People often come for help with blended family issues, attachment and abandonment concerns, body image, codependency, or stress from caregiving. She also addresses less common areas such as BDSM and kink culture concerns, dissociation, and disruptive mood dysregulation disorder when relevant. The goal is steady, workable change rather than quick fixes.

How CBT, Client-Centered Work, and DBT Translate Online

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people notice patterns of thinking that make feelings worse and try different, more helpful responses. Online CBT sessions often include focused assignments and short exercises to practice between meetings and track progress.

Client-centered therapy emphasizes listening and reflecting what someone says so they feel understood. In online sessions that can mean a calm, steady conversation where the therapist follows the client's lead and helps clarify goals and values.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy provides concrete skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and better interpersonal interactions. DBT-informed tools shared in video or chat format can support people learning to pause, breathe, and respond differently in intense situations.

Deciding which approach to use is collaborative. The therapist will review concerns, personal goals, and daily routines, then suggest strategies to try. Adjustments are made as progress is tracked so care fits each person's needs and preferences.

Online therapy offers flexibility for busy schedules and different comfort levels. Video calls allow for face-to-face work and practice of interpersonal skills. Phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging support quick check-ins, homework review, or brief coping reminders between appointments.