Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
We find the thoughts running underneath the stress and the reactions, look at the ones that aren't serving you, and trade them for ones that do. Practical and concrete. You leave each session with something to try.
Who you'd be working with
Three decades in the room. None of the ego.
I'm Courtney Strickland. I've spent my career sitting with men through the things they don't say out loud anywhere else.
Most men don't come to therapy because they ran out of strength. They come because they've been carrying it alone for too long, and they're finally ready to put some of it down.
That's the work I do. For more than 30 years I've helped men get honest about what's actually going on, anger that shows up faster than it used to, drinking that crept past where they meant it to, anxiety that hides behind a calm face, and the quiet sense that something is off they've never had the words for.
I'm not here to fix you. There's nothing wrong with you that needs fixing. I'm here to help you see it clearly and do something about it, with a plan you can actually use.
Why men
Most rooms aren't built for how men show up.
Men are taught to lead with competence and keep the hard stuff to themselves. By the time it gets loud enough to deal with, the usual advice, just talk about your feelings, lands flat.
So we don't start there. We start with what you want, what's in the way, and what it's costing you. We talk plainly. We name things. And we build something you can carry into the rest of your life, your marriage, your work, your kids, your own head at 2 a.m.
You don't have to fall apart to deserve the time.
You just have to
show up.
How I work
Three tools. Used like a craftsman, not a textbook.
The names are clinical. The work isn't. Here's what they mean when you're actually in the room.
Motivational Interviewing
No lectures, no being talked down to. We start from what you actually want and find the leverage to move toward it. You stay in the driver's seat. I help you get traction.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
You stop spending all your energy fighting every hard feeling and start spending it on what matters to you. Make room for the weight, then keep moving toward the life you want.
The credentials, briefly
Earned trust, not a résumé.
The letters matter. What matters more is three decades of men walking out steadier than they walked in.
- Licensure
- Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), North Carolina
- Experience
- 30+ years in the field
- Approach
- CBT · Motivational Interviewing · ACT
- Focus
- Substance use · Men’s issues · ADHD & neurodivergence
When you're ready
If any of this sounds like you, let's talk.
The first session is a conversation, not a commitment to anything bigger. You'll know pretty quickly whether it's a fit.