Courtney Gum, LCSW-C

Courtney Gum is a licensed clinical social worker in Maryland who helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and concentration or focus concerns. She aims to make the first step toward change feel manageable and supportive. Her approach centers on listening and creating a space where clients can speak honestly about difficult feelings.

Courtney uses straightforward conversation to identify what matters most to each person. She helps clients clarify goals and take small, practical steps toward them. Sessions often focus on everyday skills for coping with strong emotions and improving concentration and motivation.

Her work draws on several therapy methods to match the needs of the person in front of her. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is used to notice and shift unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. Client-Centered Therapy guides sessions around the client's experience and pace. Emotionally-Focused work helps people better understand and manage painful emotions in relationships and within themselves.

Courtney has eight years of clinical experience and holds the credential LCSW-C, licensed in Maryland. She also addresses issues related to parenting, career change, compassion fatigue, intimacy concerns, and trauma and abuse. Additional areas she supports include chronic illness, caregiver stress, blended family issues, and body image concerns.

Sessions are conducted in English. Before booking, readers should confirm current session options and scheduling steps. Courtney encourages people to reach out when they are ready to start exploring change.

How these approaches translate to online therapy

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the person's experience and priorities. In practice the therapist follows the client's lead, listens deeply, and helps name what matters most so goals become clearer. This approach is helpful when people need support sorting feelings or making a plan that fits their life.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at patterns of thought and behavior that keep problems going. Online sessions can include simple exercises to test unhelpful thoughts, plan behavior changes, and track progress between meetings. CBT often helps with anxiety, depression, and concentration challenges.

Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people notice and work with strong emotions, especially around close relationships or internal patterns of feeling stuck. In online work this may mean spending sessions on identifying feelings, trying new emotional responses, and practicing different ways of connecting with oneself and others.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will collaborate with each person to pick or combine methods that match their goals, needs, and comfort level. That conversation evolves as progress is made and priorities shift.

Session formats are not listed here, so confirm available options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow check-ins that match work or family schedules. Different formats can also be useful when someone prefers a shorter phone check-in, needs less bandwidth, or wants a session without video. Licensed professionals can help decide which option works best for practical needs and therapeutic goals.