Courtney Groce , LPC

Courtney Groce is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) practicing in Missouri. As a licensed therapist, she focuses on supporting people through complex emotional landscapes, helping them navigate challenges such as anxiety, depression, social isolation, and interpersonal dynamics. Her work emphasizes cultural responsiveness and a compassionate stance, with particular attention to women's issues, transitions faced by young adults, trauma recovery, and relationship difficulties.

Courtney draws on evidence-based practices to help clients build self-esteem, strengthen communication, and develop healthier coping strategies. She creates a supportive environment where individuals can explore their experiences, process difficult emotions, and pursue meaningful personal growth. Her approach balances practical tools with empathic understanding to address both immediate concerns and longer-term development.

With extensive experience across diverse life stages and challenges, she offers nuanced, empathetic guidance aimed at steady progress. Whether a person seeks support for mood-related concerns, relationship transitions, or personal development, Courtney brings respect, understanding, and professional expertise to the therapeutic relationship.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Support

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT helps clients notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them while clarifying personal values and committed actions. This approach can be useful for anxiety, depression, and life transitions where moving toward meaningful goals is important).

Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a warm, nonjudgmental therapeutic relationship in which the therapist offers empathy, genuine regard, and support to help clients explore their experience and build self-directed growth. It is often helpful for improving self-esteem, processing emotions, and strengthening personal insight.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT focuses on identifying and adjusting unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. It provides practical tools for managing symptoms of anxiety, depression, and stress by developing new coping strategies and problem-solving skills).

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and the therapist collaborates with each client to determine which methods best fit their needs, goals, and preferences. That collaborative process allows therapists to blend techniques and adjust strategies over time to support meaningful change.

Online therapy offers flexible access to licensed professionals through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, maintain continuity during life transitions, and connect from locations that work best for the client while still receiving professional therapeutic support.