Works with
- Anger
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
How Courtney works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Missouri
- Years in practice
- 4
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Courtney
Courtney Kempker is a Licensed Professional Counselor who focuses on helping people manage anger and navigate major life shifts. She works with adults who are facing stress, relationship strain, grief, or changes like becoming a parent or starting a new job. Sessions are practical and goal oriented, with an emphasis on understanding what drives difficult feelings and building clearer ways to respond.
Courtney uses a client-centered style that helps people feel heard and respected.
Background and approach
She draws on attachment-based ideas to look at patterns that developed in early relationships. Trauma-focused approaches guide work with past hurt so it no longer controls daily life. She holds a Master of Education in Counseling Psychology from the University of Missouri-Columbia and a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Central Methodist University.
Courtney has four years of professional experience and several years providing tele-mental health services. That background informs remote strategies for care and follow-up between sessions. Courtney often helps clients who struggle with anger, anxiety, depression, self-esteem, and compassion fatigue.
She also addresses family-related concerns like parenting stress, communication problems, and attachment issues. Her work includes support for people dealing with adoption or foster care histories and feelings of emptiness or guilt. In sessions, she focuses on clear goals, steady skill-building, and small changes that add up.
People can expect practical tools for managing emotions, clearer communication patterns, and steps toward better daily functioning.
What Courtney works with
Everything Courtney lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Courtney's practice.
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Guilt and shame
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Courtney lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How attachment and trauma approaches work online
Courtney draws on attachment-based therapy to look at how early relationship patterns affect current reactions. This approach helps people spot recurring dynamics and try different ways of relating that feel safer and more effective.She also uses trauma-focused therapy to address the impact of past harm on daily life. That work aims to reduce triggers and build skills for coping with strong emotions so those memories have less hold over present choices.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and what feels most useful, then tailor sessions to match. Changes are introduced gradually and adjusted based on feedback during ongoing work.
Online formats offer flexibility for people balancing work, school, or caregiving. Video calls let conversations feel more like in-person sessions, phone sessions work well when internet bandwidth is limited, live chat can be a quick check-in, and text messaging supports ongoing reflection between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life while maintaining steady progress.
Questions people ask about Courtney
What kinds of concerns can I bring to therapy here?
Courtney works with a broad set of concerns including anger, stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and family problems, parenting strain, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, LGBTQ issues, and compassion fatigue.
What is her general therapeutic style?
She uses a client-centered approach that emphasizes being heard and respected, along with attachment-based and trauma-focused methods to address patterns from past relationships and traumatic experiences.
How much experience does she have?
Courtney has four years of professional experience and multiple years providing tele-mental health services.
What credentials and location are on file?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in Missouri and holds a Master of Education in Counseling Psychology from the University of Missouri-Columbia.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Are international clients accepted for online work?
Courtney does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
She meets via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different scheduling and communication needs.
How do costs and scheduling work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.