Courtney Markowitz (she/her)

Being an adolescent in today's world is tough! I like to treat adolescents with a level of maturity to help them to gain a sense of independence.

By using DBT, I help my clients to understand the chain of events leading to self injurious behavior and replace the behavior with more adaptive coping! I also look for secondary gains that might be reinforcing self injurious behavior when I have a client who is really stuck in their patterns.

I like to use facts and logic to debunk the anxious thought loops that cause us stress. If facts and logic doesn't work I try to help you figure out what is getting in the way of interrupting anxious thought loops.

I love Gottman! You can google his research and you will find applicable relational skills based on his research. I am in the process of completing the level one Gottman method training and use the Gottman assessment in my work with couples.

One of my favorite tools for managing anxiety is CBT... Here is an example- What is the probability ______ will happen? And if ______ does happen, how likely is it that you will be okay? Boom! Problem solved! So unlikely that you don't have to continue to worry about it!