Courtney Surigao, LCMHC
North Carolina · 18 years in practice
Courtney Surigao, LCMHC, practices with a focus on Emotionally-Focused Therapy alongside client-centered care.
License and registration
- LCMHC, North Carolina
- 4960 · expires June 2027
- NPI
- 1962675777 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 18
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Courtney
Courtney Surigao, LCMHC, practices with a focus on Emotionally-Focused Therapy alongside client-centered care. She guides people through relationship and family stresses, grief, parenting pressures, and changes that leave life feeling out of balance. Her approach aims to help people notice and use their strengths to move toward clearer goals and calmer days.
Courtney brings 18 years of clinical experience in North Carolina. She works with a wide range of concerns including anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, bipolar disorder, and intimacy-related issues.
Background and approach
She also supports people coping with chronic illness, caregiver stress, body image, and the emotional effects of adoption and blended family life. Her sessions often draw on Emotionally-Focused Therapy to help people identify and shift patterns in relationships and personal reactions.
She pairs that with Client-Centered techniques to make space for each person’s perspective and with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for practical steps to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Courtney often uses narrative and solution-focused methods to clarify goals and create small, achievable plans. Clients may be invited to try worksheets, brief exercises, or at-home tasks to practice skills between sessions.
The work is collaborative and focused on realistic progress rather than quick fixes. She offers therapy in English and accepts international clients. Sessions are available by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging through a subscription plan that can be canceled at any time.
To begin, a prospective client completes a short matching questionnaire and schedules according to availability.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Courtney lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Coping with life changes
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Adoption and foster care
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Courtney names
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
Emotion-Focused and Practical Therapies Online
Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps people notice their feelings and how those emotions shape close interactions. It can be useful for addressing recurring relationship patterns and improving emotional connection. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and understanding each person’s perspective so goals come from what matters most to them. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts affect mood and behavior and offers concrete tools to change unhelpful patterns.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about needs, goals, and preferences, and together they will try methods that best fit the situation. That may mean combining EFT with CBT exercises or using brief solution-focused steps to get immediate traction.
Online therapy offers several practical benefits. Video calls let people work face-to-face without travel, which can fit into busy schedules. Phone sessions need less bandwidth and can be easier when a visual connection isn’t required. Live chat and text-based messaging provide quick check-ins, brief coaching, and ongoing support between sessions. These options make it simpler to keep momentum and practice skills in daily life.
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Questions people ask
What issues does she help with?
Courtney works with relationship and family strain, grief, parenting challenges, stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, mood disorders, and many related concerns listed in her specialties.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style blends Emotionally-Focused Therapy with client-centered listening and practical CBT and solution-focused techniques to set clear goals and try concrete steps.
What is her clinical background?
She has 18 years of experience providing counseling in North Carolina across a wide range of life challenges and emotional concerns.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds the credential LCMHC and practices in North Carolina.
Are sessions available in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.
Which session formats are offered?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different needs and schedules.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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