- Client-centered approach
- Practical coping strategies
- Trauma-informed methods
About Nanesha
Dr. Nanesha Courtney is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) with 25 years of experience. She approaches therapy with an open mind and a focus on each person’s unique needs. Her work centers on helping people manage depression, anxiety, chronic pain, and life stressors in practical ways.
She combines client-centered listening with cognitive behavioral techniques and mindfulness. This means sessions often include talking through problems, trying new coping strategies, and practicing skills between meetings. She also uses Motivational Interviewing to help people find their own reasons for change.
Dr. Courtney has long experience supporting people facing medical challenges, caregiver stress, and chronic illness. She helps clients navigate grief, career stresses, relationship conflict, and parenting strain. She also addresses trauma and abuse and uses EMDR as one of the approaches when trauma work is needed.
Licensed in Washington, she draws on real-world experience with people ages 16 to 85. In sessions she focuses on clear goals, step-by-step plans, and strategies that fit daily life. She encourages clients to try small, manageable changes and track what works.
Her communication style is straightforward and collaborative. She describes therapy as a team effort where the client’s values and preferences shape the plan. Practical coping strategies, education about stress and pain, and regular check-ins are typical parts of her work.
To begin, she asks prospective clients to complete a brief matching questionnaire and schedule according to availability. Session options and exact hours vary, so confirm current scheduling and formats before booking.
She combines client-centered listening with cognitive behavioral techniques and mindfulness. This means sessions often include talking through problems, trying new coping strategies, and practicing skills between meetings. She also uses Motivational Interviewing to help people find their own reasons for change.
Dr. Courtney has long experience supporting people facing medical challenges, caregiver stress, and chronic illness. She helps clients navigate grief, career stresses, relationship conflict, and parenting strain. She also addresses trauma and abuse and uses EMDR as one of the approaches when trauma work is needed.
Licensed in Washington, she draws on real-world experience with people ages 16 to 85. In sessions she focuses on clear goals, step-by-step plans, and strategies that fit daily life. She encourages clients to try small, manageable changes and track what works.
Her communication style is straightforward and collaborative. She describes therapy as a team effort where the client’s values and preferences shape the plan. Practical coping strategies, education about stress and pain, and regular check-ins are typical parts of her work.
To begin, she asks prospective clients to complete a brief matching questionnaire and schedule according to availability. Session options and exact hours vary, so confirm current scheduling and formats before booking.
This summary is based on the profile information listed on BetterHelp.