About Courtney
Courtney Krolikowski uses a person-centered approach to guide sessions. She focuses on what each person wants to accomplish and helps them find practical steps to reach those goals. Courtney emphasizes partnership in therapy - the client sets the direction and she supports the process.
Courtney earned a Master’s degree in Clinical Psychology from Benedictine University. She holds the LPC credential, Licensed Professional Counselor, and the LCMHC credential, Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor.
Background and approach
She has eight years of experience working in clinical settings across several states and now practices from Wisconsin. Her work has included supporting people with anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, and addictions. She has also helped people dealing with grief, relationship and intimacy concerns, parenting stress, eating and sleeping issues, and career questions.
Courtney has worked with people who identify as LGBTQ and with diverse cultural and religious backgrounds. She has experience assisting people impacted by domestic violence, anger concerns, and those needing trauma-focused care. Courtney describes the therapeutic role as a guide - she offers tools, strategies, and feedback while clients do the active work toward their goals.
Courtney offers sessions in multiple formats to fit varied schedules. She aims to create straightforward, goal-oriented plans and adapts methods to each person’s needs and pace.
How therapy approaches translate to online care
Person-centered counseling focuses on the client’s goals and values. In this approach the therapist follows the client’s lead and offers guidance, feedback, and practical tools to help reach those goals. It works well for relationship concerns, self-esteem, stress, and life transitions.Trauma-informed and trauma-focused techniques help people process past harms and reduce symptoms that interfere with daily life. These methods break problems into manageable steps and teach coping skills for emotions, sleep, and triggers. They are commonly used for trauma and abuse, grief, and anger concerns.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about needs, goals, and preferences and recommend methods that fit. Plans are adjusted as progress is made so the approach can change over time.
Online therapy makes those approaches easy to access. Video calls let people meet face to face for deeper conversations. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to use video. Live chat and text-based messaging allow quick check-ins, between-session support, or shorter updates when schedules are tight. These options offer flexibility and help people fit therapy into busy lives.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Sleeping disorders
- Experience
- 8 years
- Licensed
- North Carolina, Wisconsin
- Languages
- English