Courtney Stivers, PhD, LMFT
CTT, EMDR II Trained
Dr. Courtney Stivers, PhD, LMFT
Chief Executive Officer / Owner
Specialties
Couples & Marital Therapy
Relationship & Dating Issues
Counselors, Clergy, & Other Helping Professionals
Spouses/Partners Impacted by Infidelity
Populations served
Teens/Adolescents
Adults
Couples
Families
Additional Services
EMDR - Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing
Faith Based Counseling
Family Counseling
Individual Counseling
Premarital Counseling
My name is Courtney Stivers, and I started out in the counseling field to help others. I continue to work in this field because I am grateful for the personal healing that I received as a client and I want others to experience healing, too.
My ideal client is someone who is fed up. They are fed up with how things are and they are motivated to finally invest the time and energy needed for a long lasting change. They are done with settling, temporary bandaids, ignoring pain, and not being where they want in life. I believe we are all worthy of love and belonging, and that you want to be fully understood and valued for who you are.
Education
PhD in Marriage & Family Therapy, The University of Louisiana at Monroe, 2013
Master of Science in Marriage & Family Therapy, Harding University, 2007
Bachelor of Art in Psychology, Harding University, 2005
Licensing, TraininG Certifications & Service
Meeting Drs. John Gottman & Julie Schwartz Gottman
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in Illinois
CTT (Certified Trauma Therapist)
EMDR Level 2 Trained (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing)
Completed Level 3 Training in Gottman Method Couples Therapy
Illinois Affiliation of Marriage & Family Therapy State Conference Planning Committee Chair, (2017 - Present)
I have developed my clinical skills in many different settings, including residential treatment, school-based therapy, and community mental health. I also have experience in teaching, research, public speaking, professional consultation, the juvenile drug court system, and administration. As an Assistant Professor since 2014, I enjoy teaching graduate level counseling courses online.
Personally, I am a St. Louis baseball fan, a bit of a foodie, and my favorite way to spend time is being with my family. I was born and raised in central Illinois and now live in Germantown Hills. I have two beautiful children and have been married to Dr. Ryan Stivers since 2006.
“Every person’s map of the world is as unique as their thumbprint. There are no two people alike. No two people who understand the same sentence the same way... So in dealing with people, you try not to fit them to your concept of what they should be.”