Courtney Bain, MA, LMHC
About Me
I enjoy the fine arts and being creative by making pottery, cooking, baking, photography, and attending concerts and plays! I’ve been creative since grade school and continued on in high-school serving as a yearbook editor and vice president of the art club. I believe fine tuning my artistic skill set is similar to therapy, in the sense that we are always evolving the more we practice and push ourselves. When I am not working or tapping into my creative side, you can find me spending time with my husband and our pets watching movies and playing board games.
My Specialties
Behavior Issues @ Home or School
Defiant, Arguing, Talking back, Lying, Stealing
Oppositional Defiant Disorder
Anger
Self Esteem
Mood Disorders
Depression, anxiety, irritability
Lil Bit More Info
AGES SEEN
8 years and older.
Although Courtney has experience in working with elementary through high school students, her favorite are intermediate to middle schoolers. She loves to be able to provide guidance and support as they are discovering their interests, dislikes, friend groups, and who they are as an individual. Courtney’s most ideal client is one who struggles with regulating their emotions or has been labeled by others as “difficult”. She prides herself on building meaningful relationships and forming trust with the client in order for them to let their guard down.
PHILOSOPHY
Courntey works to empower her clients (and their families) to focus on what is in their control and use their strengths to achieve lasting change. She believes that parents should be actively involved in their child’s therapy. She often reminds parents that it is imperative that they are putting in the work for change and growth as much as the child! She loves to teach emotional regulation and challenge unhelpful thinking patterns. She also incorporates expressive therapy modalities such as art and play therapy! She tries to create a relaxed and playful environment in the therapy office in order to allow kids the space to do the hard work of therapy!
Q & A TIME
How would you describe yourself?
What is a quote, motto, mantra, saying, etc that has meaning to you personally?
If you could give parents one piece of advice, what would it be?
Education & Experience
Courtney is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor. Her favorite courses were, Child and Adolescent Counseling, Play Therapy, and Trauma and Grief Counseling. She has completed a few trainings since graduating in Art and Play Therapy as well as courses in CBT and DBT. She really enjoys learning about and using Art and Play Therapy as she gets to help her clients express their inner thoughts and feelings in different ways, besides talking.
Bachelor's Of Arts
Psychology
Bachelor's of Arts
Fine Arts w/ a concentration in art therapy
Master's of Arts
Clinical Mental Health Counseling
School Based Therapist
Decatur Township
Wrap Around Therapist
Additional Training
ERP for OCD, Intro to ACT, DBT, SFBT, MI, Play Therapy, and Trauma and Grief Counseling