Courtney Groce, LPC

Courtney Groce is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Missouri with ten years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and addictive behaviors. She also supports people coping with relationship struggles, grief, parenting strain, and shifts in life circumstances.

Her approach is warm and straightforward. She listens first and helps clients name what’s most pressing. Then she works with them to build practical skills that can be used between sessions. Sessions are aimed at small, doable changes rather than big leaps overnight.

Courtney often draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thinking and try new behaviors. She blends that with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy ideas to help people clarify values and take meaningful steps. Client-centered principles guide how she holds the therapy space so people feel heard and respected.

She has experience addressing concerns such as ADHD, bipolar mood challenges, compassion fatigue, and trauma and abuse. Additional focus areas include adoption and foster care, caregiver stress, codependency, communication and control issues, and substance use concerns. Courtney tailors her work to the problem at hand rather than using one fixed method.

People who come to her can expect clear goals, homework when useful, and a steady pace. She aims to help clients build skills for coping with life changes and improving day-to-day functioning. Her practice emphasizes practical tools, gentle challenge, and collaborative planning.

How her approaches shape online care

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people spot unhelpful thoughts and test small behavior changes. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and stress by giving clear steps to try between sessions.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy focuses on clarifying values and taking committed action even when feelings are difficult. It can help with motivation, coping with life changes, and reducing avoidance. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes an accepting, nonjudgmental relationship so people feel heard while they work on change.

Finding the right approach happens together. The therapist will talk with clients about goals, try methods that fit those goals, and adjust over time. That collaborative process helps make sure the tools match what a person needs and prefers.

Online formats offer flexibility. Video calls let you have face-to-face conversations when visual cues help. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier during a busy day. Live chat and text-based messaging support brief check-ins, progress notes, and ongoing skill practice between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, family, and other commitments.