Courtney Garcia Puckett, LPC

Regardless of what issues her clients might be facing, Courtney approaches her work with compassion, empathy, and understanding. She honors her clients’ needs above all else and collaborates with them to work toward their goals at their own pace. Courtney uses Relational-Cultural methodology in her work, often drawing from Somatic Experiencing therapy. She is also trained in Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR Therapy) and utilizes that in her work with clients around PTSD and trauma.

Her areas of practice include anxiety, chronic stress, perfectionism, life changes, emotional regulation, creating healthy boundaries, grief and shame (as well as how they intersect), and trauma, particularly as it relates to childhood or familial relationships. Courtney specializes in working with people who identify with being the “black sheep” of their family or otherwise feel like outcasts, helping them to reclaim their voice and sense of self while gently unpacking their past.

Many of her clients are members of the BIPOC community, and she is LGBTQIA+ affirming and sex/kink positive. As a working-class Latinx therapist, Courtney intrinsically understands the frustration and confusion that often comes when exploring the deepest, most painful parts of ourselves, especially when society labels us as “other.” She’s passionate about holding a safe space for her clients to experience that process, whatever it may look like for them.