About Courtney
Courtney Hoyman is a licensed clinical social worker and medical doctor practicing in Maryland. She brings 14 years of experience helping people cope with anxiety, stress, depression, addiction, trauma, and ADHD. She emphasizes clear, practical steps that people can use between sessions.
Her background includes work in foster care, adoption services, behavioral health, and substance use settings. That experience shapes how she understands complex family histories and the burden of past trauma.
Background and approach
She uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide conversations and build new coping skills. Courtney aims for short, focused sessions that identify one or two changes a person can try right away. She listens for strengths and past successes, then adapts strategies to match each person’s daily life.
The goal is steady progress rather than overnight fixes. People who come to her often want help with panic, persistent worry, addictive behaviors, or the emotional fallout from abuse and loss. She also supports those navigating ADHD symptoms and the practical challenges that follow.
Her style is direct and compassionate. She encourages clients to set realistic goals and to practice small steps between meetings. If someone prefers video, phone, chat, or text check-ins, she offers flexible session formats to fit different schedules and needs.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Courtney uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical skill building and problem solving. One common approach she applies helps people identify unhelpful thought patterns and replace them with clearer, more manageable ways of thinking; this can reduce worry and improve daily functioning. Another approach centers on coping skills for trauma and stress, teaching grounding and emotion-regulation strategies that reduce distress and support safer responses to triggers.Choosing the right method is part of the process. The therapist works collaboratively with each person to decide which techniques fit their situation and goals. Together they try strategies, review what helps, and adjust the plan over time so the approach matches the client’s needs and preferences.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls let people work face to face when that feels important. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging support ongoing contact, quick mood checks, and brief skill practice between sessions. These options make it easier to keep consistency and to use therapy around work, family, or other obligations.
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What this therapist works with
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Jealousy
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Experience
- 14 years
- Licensed
- Maryland
- Languages
- English
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