Courtney Surigao, LCMHC

Courtney Surigao is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) in North Carolina with 18 years of practice. She works with adults facing anxiety, depression, anger, relationship strain, grief, parenting pressures, and life transitions. Sessions are aimed at helping people cope with stress, trauma, and the practical problems that get in the way of day-to-day life.

Courtney uses straightforward, problem-focused methods that include Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Solution-Focused techniques. Expect conversational work plus practical tasks to try between sessions, like worksheets or short exercises. She emphasizes identifying strengths and setting realistic goals toward clearer functioning.

Her approach also draws on Client-Centered and Emotionally-Focused principles, and on Narrative Therapy when stories from a person’s past matter to current struggles. That means work can include talking through patterns, rethinking unhelpful beliefs, and practicing new ways to respond when situations trigger anger or anxiety.

Courtney often helps people manage family-related stresses such as blended family issues, adoption and foster care questions, and caregiver strain. She also addresses body image, chronic illness or pain, isolation, forgiveness, and end-of-life concerns. Her background includes long-term personal and professional experience with diverse family situations.

Sessions can be active and practical. Clients who prefer structure will find clear goals, homework, and measurable steps. Those who need space to tell their story will have that too. The work is collaborative, with an eye toward concrete improvements in daily life.

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