Courtney Morris is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor. Courtney graduated from the University of Illinois with a BS in Psychology and DePaul University with a Master’s degree in Counseling.
With well over a decade of experience as a therapist, Courtney has worked in residential facilities, treatment centers, and outpatient therapy practices. After training at the National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders, she spent the first part of her career as an eating disorder specialist and therapist at Timberline Knolls, Center for Discovery, and Equip residential treatment centers. While she is considered an expert in the treatment of eating disorders and body image concerns, Courtney also has expertise in helping folks who struggle with mood disorders, issues related to their gender or sexual identity, anxiety and OCD, relational issues, substance abuse, trauma, self-injury, and personality disorders. Courtney has experience leading weekly support and therapy groups, and implemented a workshop entitled “Who am I? Finding your Identity” focused on self-actualization.

Courtney enjoys working with a diverse range of clients and works with individuals as well as couples and families.

Courtney’s approach blends together evidenced-based approaches, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), as well as person-centered therapy, based on the individual needs of the client. Courtney is well trained in Family Based Treatment (FBT) which is the gold standard treatment for eating disorder work with families and has experience using Internal Family Systems (IFS) to approach her work with individuals.

Location: Courtney is licensed to see clients who are located in Illinois. Courtney sees clients in our office in downtown Chicago which is walking distance from both the Metra and the “El” for in-person therapy sessions. She also sees clients for online therapy from anywhere in Illinois. Clients from Chicago may choose in-person or online therapy and often visit our offices from surrounding areas including River North, Gold Coast, Old Town, Lincoln Park, Lake View, Logan Square, Wicker Park, Bucktown, Ravenswood, Andersonville, South Loop, West Loop, Evanston and the Northshore of Chicago.