Courtney Betz, LCSW
Email: courtney@midwestcounseling.com
Licensed in: IL, OH
Availability: In-Person Chicago, Telehealth
Courtney has experience treating anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder, ARFID, and OSFED, including concerns such as restriction, bingeing, purging, chronic dieting, compulsive exercise, and body image distress. Her approach is Health at Every Size (HAES)-informed, strengths-based, LGBTQIA+ affirming, and culturally sensitive. She incorporates body neutrality and supports both harm-reduction and full-recovery approaches based on each client’s individual goals, values, and needs, while recognizing the social and systemic factors that can shape their experiences.
Therapy with Courtney is collaborative, genuine, and often includes humor along the way. She believes a strong therapeutic relationship is an important part of meaningful change and strives to create a space where clients can bring the difficult, messy, or uncertain parts of their lives without judgment. Her style balances compassion with challenge—meeting you where you are while helping you recognize patterns that may be keeping you stuck.
Beyond eating disorders, Courtney enjoys working with adults experiencing anxiety and mood concerns, perfectionism, people-pleasing, relationship struggles, self-esteem challenges, identity exploration, and life transitions. Her integrative approach draws from CBT-E, RO-DBT, DBT, ACT, exposure-based interventions, and other trauma-informed and relational approaches.
Courtney earned both her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Social Work from the University of Toledo. Her experience spans inpatient behavioral health and substance use treatment, college mental health counseling, and specialized eating disorder care. She also provides clinical supervision and enjoys supporting developing clinicians.
Outside of the therapy room, Courtney enjoys exploring neighborhood coffee shops and new restaurants, taking long walks with her dog, and relaxing with books or reality television.
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