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Courtney Muzac, LCSW, CSW
Georgia
Licensed Clinical Social Worker - anxiety and relationships
See online therapy options- CBT informed
- Mindfulness practices
- Body-based work
About Courtney
Courtney Muzac is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, practicing in Georgia with seven years of experience. She focuses on stress, anxiety, relationships, self-esteem, depression, coping with life changes, family concerns, and ADHD. She writes plainly about the mask people wear to hide pain and about feeling pressured to be "perfectly fine."
Courtney helps people notice the ways they cover their real feelings and the burden of trying to help everyone else. She works on setting boundaries without shame or guilt. Sessions center on the client’s goals and on taking small steps toward change.
Her approach begins with attending to inner wounds and difficult emotions. She uses breathing and simple body-based exercises to help clients feel and move through sensations. This includes short, intentional breathing practices and gentle movement during sessions.
Courtney combines practical talk work with present-moment skills. She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, mindfulness techniques, and body-focused methods to link thoughts, feelings, and actions. She also uses motivational techniques to support change and parts-based ideas to explore internal conflicts.
Sessions are aimed at helping people stop second-guessing themselves and to develop a more trusting relationship with their own needs. The work is steady and structured, with concrete tools people can use between meetings. She invites people ready to examine their patterns to begin trying different ways of responding to life.
Using CBT, mindfulness, and body work in online sessions
Online sessions can include focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy work to notice and test unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. CBT sessions tend to use structured conversation, homework exercises, and short behavior experiments to change patterns that maintain anxiety, low mood, or relationship conflict.Mindfulness Therapy is presented as simple present-moment practices. These are short attention exercises and breathing practices that help people notice thoughts and feelings without reacting immediately. Such skills help with stress, rumination, and increasing self-awareness.
Somatic or body-focused methods use breathing and gentle movement to connect physical sensations with emotions. This can be useful for people who notice tension, dissociation, or overwhelming feelings when they try to talk about pain.
Courtney treats finding the right approach as a collaborative process. She works with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and comfort level, and she adjusts methods over time based on how the work goes.
The biography does not specify which online formats are offered. Please confirm current session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time so people can maintain regular practice between meetings.
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Experience
7+ years
Listed in
Georgia
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she focus on?
Courtney works with stress, anxiety, relationship issues, self-esteem, depression, coping with life changes, family concerns, and ADHD. She also addresses abandonment, communication problems, divorce and separation, guilt and shame, isolation, life purpose, and self-love.
How does she use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy?
She uses CBT to identify unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and to practice different responses. The work is practical and structured, with exercises to try between sessions.
What is her clinical background?
She has seven years of clinical experience and describes working with people to remove masks that hide their true feelings. Her sessions include breathing and body-focused work alongside conversation.
What credentials does she hold and where is she located?
She holds LCSW and CSW credentials and practices in Georgia.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the US work with her?
She does not accept international clients currently.
What session formats are used?
The biography does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How are fees handled and how do I begin?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To start, select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
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