Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist (MFC 51237)
Hello & Welcome!
I’m grateful that you’ve found my website in your exploration to better support your child. I am an expressive arts therapist, a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, a self-care advocate, and an ally for personal growth. I believe everyone has the innate potential to improve their relationship to themselves and others.
Courtney Rush, LMFT
(415) 488-6547
CourtneyRushLMFT@gmail.com
Courtney Rush, LMFT
I am an authentic, relaxed, warm, empathetic, and non-judgmental person. I identify as a mother, Bay area local, artist and writer, expressive arts facilitator, flora and fauna lover, meditator, gardener, Highly Sensitive Person (HSP), and spiritual Being. All of these practices and disciplines infuse my work.
I attended Scripps College (B.A., 2002) and the California Institute of Integral Studies’ (M.A., 2007) Counseling Psychology program with an emphasis in Expressive Arts Therapy. I am a California Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT, 2012).
I have been supporting children and youth, and their families, in school and private practice settings since 2006. For over a decade, I was a school-based therapist for public school districts. I provided individual and group therapy to students and additional support to their families. It has been a privilege to witness children and families blossom in unimaginable ways.
Having worked so closely with schools’ resource and IEP teams, including school psychologists, speech therapists, occupational therapists, Special Education aids, and classroom teachers, I have expertise working with children with wide-ranging needs. I am experienced in collaborative behavior problem-solving, social-emotional skill building, and helping parents find useful resources and tools. My client-centered therapeutic approach for children and youth utilizes the use of play therapy and the expressive arts; including the visual arts, Sandplay, drama, music, and movement.
Client-Centered Therapy
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Expressive Arts Therapy: visual arts, Sandplay, music, movement, poetry, drama and role-play, Archetypal Astrology and symbolism
Family Systems Therapy
Highly Sensitive Persons (HSPs) Empowerment Skills: You can find me listed on Dr. Elaine N. Aron’s website, www.hsperson.com, as an approved therapist to work with HSPs (children and adults).
Mindfulness: Mindful Self-Compassion & Mindful Breathing Practices
Parenting Coaching
Play Therapy
Self-Care Strategies
Social-Emotional Skill Building
Solution-Based Brief Therapy
Temperament Assessment Tools
Having worked in public school districts and private practice settings for over a decade, I have expertise working with children and youth with wide-ranging needs. I support children with Anxiety, Depression, Grief and Loss, Family changes, Relationship issues, Self-esteem issues, High sensitivity, and other challenges. I am experienced in collaborative behavior problem-solving, social-emotional skill building, and helping parents find useful resources and tools. My client-centered therapeutic approach for children and youth utilizes the use of play therapy and the expressive arts; including the visual arts, Sandplay, drama, music, and movement.
“I am grateful that I have had a person like you to talk with. Thanks to our time together, I have a new perspective on things. I hope someone else will appreciate your insight, kindness, and sense of humor.”
“I have so enjoyed working with you and your calm, compassionate, wise presence. You are professional, genuine, and organized. You are always so helpful and supportive— and with a smile. May our paths cross again.”
“Words cannot express my gratitude for you and your presence. I can just say thank you from the bottom of my heart. You are a gem.”
Please note that I am not currently accepting new clients.
I provide individual psychotherapy sessions either in-person or via telephone/Zoom.
Please call me to discuss my fee for a 50 minute session.
A sliding-scale fee is available depending on openings.
I do not accept insurance, but I can provide a receipt for you to submit to your insurance.
I accept payment by cash and check.
Please call to schedule a 20 minute complementary consultation.
Questions? Just ask.
Courtney Rush, LMFT
(415) 488-6547 (confidential voicemail)
CourtneyRushLMFT@gmail.com
“Self-care in the midst of difficulty is self-compassion— a kindly response to your own suffering.”
-Kristin Neff
“When I was very young, most of my childhood heroes wore capes, flew through the air, or picked up buildings with one arm. They were spectacular and got a lot of attention. But as I grew, my heroes changed, so that now I can honestly say that anyone who does anything to help a child is a hero to me.”
-Mr. Fred Rogers