Courtnee Whitaker

Courtnee Whitaker is a Virginia-licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) with three years of professional experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, parenting challenges, low self-esteem, and depression. She also focuses on issues such as forgiveness, loneliness, life purpose, self-love, and social anxiety.

Courtnee takes a practical, conversational approach. Sessions focus on clear goals and small, manageable steps. She adapts how she talks and plans with each person so the work fits real life.

In conversation she helps people sort priorities, make decisions, and improve daily routines that affect mood and stress. Topics often include communication in close relationships, parenting strategies that reduce friction, and rebuilding confidence after setbacks. She listens for patterns that keep problems repeating and suggests different ways to try.

Courtnee uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to address anxiety and depression symptoms and to strengthen coping skills. She works with clients on practical tools for managing worry, improving sleep and focus, and reducing avoidance in social situations.

Her style is direct and respectful. She encourages clients to notice what works and what does not, then adjusts the plan. To begin, she asks a few questions about current concerns and what someone hopes to change.

Approaches used in online sessions

Courtnee draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on change through specific skills and practice. One common approach is cognitive-behavioral work, which looks at unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns and offers exercises to reduce anxiety and depressive symptoms. This is useful for managing worry, improving mood, and tackling avoidance.

She also uses behavioral strategies that build routine and small habit changes, such as sleep and activity adjustments that affect energy and focus. These techniques aim to make everyday life feel more manageable and predictable.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Courtnee will collaborate with the client to choose methods based on the person’s concerns, goals, and preferences. She checks what helps and adapts the plan as progress is reviewed.

Session logistics should be confirmed before booking because formats are not listed in the profile. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, shorten travel time, and allow regular check-ins from home or during a break at work. If a simpler check-in or a session without video would be helpful, discuss those options when scheduling so they can be arranged if available.