Marika Courtney, LPCC

Ohio · 10 years in practice

Marika Courtney is a licensed professional clinical counselor (LPCC) practicing in Ohio.

License and registration

LPCC, Ohio: E.2303762 · expires September 2027
NPI: 1093245136 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 10
Languages: English

Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.

About Marika

Marika Courtney is a licensed professional clinical counselor (LPCC) practicing in Ohio. She brings ten years of clinical experience to conversations about stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, parenting, career shifts, and coping with major life changes. Marika aims to create a calm, straightforward space where people can talk about what feels hard and start making small changes.

Her work centers on listening first and then helping people identify practical steps.

Background and approach

She uses approaches that include Existential Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Attachment-Based Therapy, client-centered work, and cognitive behavioral techniques. These tools are used to address things like communication problems, codependency, and recovering after difficult experiences. Marika often helps people dealing with abandonment fears, attachment struggles, blended family tensions, and the stress of caregiving.

She also supports those managing substance-related concerns, divorce or separation, and serious health-related challenges such as cancer. When life feels overwhelming, she helps people break issues into manageable parts. Sessions tend to focus on clarifying values, building coping skills, and improving how someone connects with others.

She emphasizes collaboration and practical skills that fit daily life. The work is paced to each person's needs and readiness to change. Marika speaks English and practices with attention to each person's background and goals.

Therapy is offered through a mix of online formats so people can choose what works best for their schedule and situation.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Marika lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Trauma and abuse
Parenting issues
Career difficulties
Coping with life changes
Abandonment
Aging and geriatric issues
Attachment issues
Avoidant personality
Blended family issues
Cancer
Caregiver issues and stress
Codependency
Commitment issues
Communication problems
Control issues
Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
Dependent personality
Divorce and separation
Drug and alcohol addiction
Emptiness
Family problems
First responder issues
Forgiveness
Guilt and shame
Infidelity
Isolation / loneliness
Jealousy
Life purpose
Midlife crisis
Money and financial issues
Narcissism
Post-traumatic stress
Pregnancy and childbirth
Self-harm
Self-love
Women's issues
Workplace issues
Young adult issues

Approaches Marika names

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Online support

Approaches that translate to online work

Existential Therapy helps people clarify what matters to them and face difficult choices with more awareness. It focuses on meaning, responsibility, and how someone wants to live, which can help with life transitions and questions about purpose.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, teaches practical ways to accept difficult feelings while committing to actions that match personal values. It is useful for anxiety, stress, and building a consistent life direction even when emotions are intense.

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early and current relationships shape how people connect today. It can be used to improve communication, reduce isolation, and repair patterns that cause repeated conflict.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about needs, goals, and preferences and then try methods that fit. That collaborative process makes it easier to adjust approaches over time if something isn’t working.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video calls are helpful for deeper conversations and nonverbal cues, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat can be a shorter check-in, and text messaging supports ongoing brief contact between sessions. These options let people fit therapy into busy lives and keep momentum between meetings.

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Questions people ask

What concerns does Marika commonly address?

She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, career questions, and coping with life changes. Additional focus areas include attachment issues, codependency, caregiver stress, substance concerns, and divorce or separation.

How would you describe her therapy style?

Her style is client-centered and collaborative. She listens first, then uses practical strategies drawn from several approaches to help people meet their goals.

What is her background and experience?

She has ten years of clinical experience working with adults on a range of life stressors and relational concerns. That background shapes a practical, values-focused approach to therapy.

Where is she licensed and based?

She is licensed as an LPCC in Ohio and practices there. Sessions are offered to people located within that regional scope.

What languages are available for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.

Which session formats are offered?

Therapy is available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Clients can choose the format that fits their routines and communication preferences.

How does payment and cost work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model. The subscription can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

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