Courtney Kempker is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Missouri who helps people facing relationship strain, trauma, parenting stress, and major life shifts.
01About Courtney
Courtney Kempker is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Missouri who helps people facing relationship strain, trauma, parenting stress, and major life shifts. She focuses on helping clients manage anxiety, depression, anger, grief, and self-esteem struggles. Her plain, direct style aims to make therapy feel manageable for busy people and worried parents.
Courtney draws on attachment-focused work to look at how early bonds shape current relationships. She uses client-centered methods to make sessions collaborative and to keep the client's goals central.
Background and approach
Trauma-focused techniques are part of her approach when past hurts still affect daily life. She has four years of professional experience and several years providing tele-mental health, working with people affected by developmental trauma. Courtney also supports adults navigating life transitions like leaving college, starting a new job, moving, or becoming a parent.
Her background includes work with a range of concerns such as adoption and foster care, attachment issues, and caregiver stress. Courtney aims to tailor each session to practical change. She helps people notice patterns, try new communication habits, and develop coping strategies that fit day-to-day life.
Sessions emphasize clear steps clients can use between meetings. She values ongoing learning and cultural awareness in her practice. That includes staying current on trauma approaches and adapting those tools to the needs and preferences of each person she works with.
02Credentials
- LPC (Missouri)
- License 2018036463 · expires June 2027
- NPI
- 1558023382 · national provider identifier
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03Focus areas and approaches
Everything Courtney lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- 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
Methods Courtney names
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04Online support
Online therapy and approaches that address attachment and trauma
Courtney uses attachment-based work to look at how early relationships affect current behavior and emotional reactions. This approach helps people who struggle with connection, trust, or repeating relationship patterns. Client-centered therapy keeps each session focused on the client's priorities and encourages collaboration, listening, and practical problem solving. Trauma-focused methods are used when past events continue to cause distress, helping people process those experiences and reduce their impact on daily life.Finding the right approach is part of the process. Courtney works together with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and comfort level. She adjusts techniques over time so sessions match changing needs and what works in real life.
Online therapy formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation while phone sessions can be a good fit when bandwidth is limited or a quieter experience is needed. Live chat and messaging offer brief check-ins or ongoing written support for people who prefer text-based communication or need flexible timing. These options make scheduling easier and let people fit therapy into busy days.
05Questions people ask
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
Courtney works with people facing relationship problems, family stress, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, anger, anxiety, depression, grief, and related concerns such as self-esteem and life changes.
What is her general approach in sessions?
Her style blends attachment-based, client-centered, and trauma-focused methods to explore patterns, center the client's goals, and address the effects of past trauma.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has four years of professional experience and several years providing tele-mental health services, including work with people impacted by developmental trauma.
What credentials and location are on record?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Missouri.
Does she work in languages other than English or with international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
Which session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How does cost and billing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are required to begin working together?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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