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- ACT and CBT
- Attachment work
- Client-centered care
About Marika
Marika Courtney holds the LPCC credential and is licensed in Ohio. She has 10 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, parenting concerns, career issues, and major life changes. Marika uses practices she lists as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Emotionally-Focused Therapy to guide her work.
Marika focuses on practical steps people can use day to day. She talks through emotions, patterns, and behaviors with clients. Sessions include skill building for coping and clearer communication. She also addresses specific problems like abandonment, attachment issues, and codependency.
She offers support for life transitions such as divorce, caregiving strain, and career shifts. Medical and aging concerns are part of her practice, including work related to cancer and geriatric issues. Marika also helps people dealing with substance use and behavioral patterns linked to dependent or avoidant personality styles.
Her background emphasizes client-centered conversation alongside evidence-based techniques. She aims to help people identify goals, test new ways of responding, and practice changes between sessions. Work with her often involves naming patterns, trying small experiments, and reflecting on progress.
Marika conducts sessions in English and does not accept international clients. Costs vary by location and her services use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. To begin, a person completes a short matching questionnaire and schedules a first session through the site's online options.
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Therapeutic approaches and online session planning
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on clarifying values and taking committed actions despite difficult thoughts or feelings. It helps with anxiety, stress, and life transitions by teaching people to notice thoughts and move toward meaningful goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. It provides concrete skills to reduce anxious thinking and change unhelpful behavior patterns. Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist and client will review goals, needs, and preferences together. They will decide collaboratively which methods to use and adjust them as progress is made. The biography does not list specific online session formats. Confirm the available session options before booking. Many people find online sessions help fit therapy into their daily routines, for example by allowing shorter check-ins during a break or avoiding travel time. Online work can also make it easier to practice skills between sessions and to bring real-life situations into conversation. Licensed professionals adapt methods like ACT and CBT to remote formats to keep sessions focused and practical.03
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
10+ years
Listed in
Ohio
Languages
English
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Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, career issues, and coping with life changes. Additional focus areas include abandonment, codependency, and substance-related concerns.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style combines client-centered conversation with evidence-based methods like ACT and CBT. Sessions focus on practical skills, communication, and making small, testable changes.
How much experience does she have?
She has 10 years of clinical experience working with the listed concerns and approaches.
Is she licensed to practice in Ohio?
Yes. She holds the LPCC credential and is licensed in Ohio.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
Session formats are not specified in the biography. Confirm current session options with the therapist before booking.
How does payment work and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and services. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, call 911, or call or text 988.