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My name is James Stewart Courtney and I grew up in the Lexington, SC area. In 2012, I realized what my passion was and that was to be in the mental health field. Upon completing my bachelor’s degree in 2015, I spent time in Kampala, Uganda and helped serve an organization that assisted orphaned boys in Kampala. In 2016, I worked at a local mental health hospital as a mental health technician. From 2017-2020, I served as a practice manager at a local psychiatric practice. In 2019, while in my master’s degree program, I took a trip to Goa, India and helped counsel the staff of an anti-sex trafficking organization called Rahab’s Rope. In May of 2019, I finished up my master’s degree and then headed back to India. I served with Rahab’s Rope again, except this time, I was at a women’s detox center in Manipur, India. This detox center was one that helped women who had been rescued from sex trafficking. These women were there to get clean, receive mental, physical, spiritual, emotional, and psychological help, so that they could return back to their homes and redeem/restore the life that was stripped from them. During both degrees, I worked full-time, served in various ministry roles, all while also maintaining an acceptable GPA. After my trip to Manipur, I passed the national counselor exam and started my journey as a therapist in Columbia, SC. I have an eclectic approach to therapy, in which I use multiple modalities and techniques to best serve my clients. My genuine, calm, and welcoming approach to therapy helps me establish rapport quickly and lessen the worries that my clients initially have when they come in for therapy. I believe in the whole body/mind/environment approach to mental health, where a person focuses on every facet of their body, mind, and environment in order to be the healthiest versions of themselves that they can possibly be.
Education:
Master’s degree, Liberty University, 2019 Bachelor’s degree, Liberty University, 2015