ABOUT
CORTNEY
I know what it feels like to do all the work — and still feel stuck.Â
I help high-achieving women who look strong on the outside but feel overwhelmed, reactive, shut down, or stuck on the inside.
If you've done the therapy, read the books, listened to the podcasts, and still find yourself snapping faster than you want to, overthinking everything, or feeling like your body is always bracing for something... you're not broken.
Your nervous system is carrying more than your mind has been able to resolve.
My Story
When I first started my healing journey, I didn’t realize that my anxiety, insomnia, and constant overreacting weren’t just personality traits — they were the result of how unsafe my body felt.
I began to understand why I felt the way I did.
I could explain my patterns.
But in the moments that mattered most… my body would still take over.
And no one was talking about the body.
It wasn't until I began working with my nervous system — not just my thoughts — that things started to shift.
I stopped living in a constant state of bracing. I could actually rest without guilt. I could respond instead of react. I started to feel safe in my own life.
That’s why my work is different.
We don’t just talk about your patterns — we work with the place those patterns live: your body.
Through somatic healing, attachment repair, and parts work, I help women move out of survival mode and into a life that feels more grounded, connected, soft, and safe.
This work is especially for the woman who is tired of holding it all together.
The woman who wants to stop overreacting and then feeling ashamed.
The woman who wants to be present with her kids, feel safe in love, trust herself again, and finally understand why healing hasn’t clicked yet.
Because when your body no longer has to live like the threat is still happening… everything begins to change.
You are safe here.
When you feel safe, you will begin to heal.
Training & Education
Extensively trained. Deeply credible. Personally experienced.
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Somatic Experiencing Practitioner (SEP)
Listed in the directory at traumahealing.org. The SEP certificate requires an extensive three years of training. Cortney is also a Somatic Experiencing Assistant to Trainings at the Institute.
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Additional Trauma-Informed Modalities
Extensive training in Somatic Attachment, Internal Family Systems (IFS / Parts Work), and Polyvagal Theory — all actively applied in her coaching practice.
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7+ Years Coaching. 10+ Years in the Field.
Cortney has been immersed in the trauma healing space since 2016, with her coaching practice formally open since 2019. Helping Hundreds of women — and men — heal.
Cortney is trained, educated, and credible in her approach. But what makes her even more credible is that she has endured significant complex trauma — and overcome it. She has lived experience of the pain, and more importantly, the healing and training required to help you navigate yours safely and effectively.
Recently Featured
Heard on these podcasts.
That's Joy
Feeling weighed down by anxiety?
Cortney shares how trauma shapes the nervous system and why anxiety often lingers despite all the mindset work — plus practical ways to release old patterns and move forward with lasting confidence.
The Renaissance Podcast
Is your Nervous System getting in the way of meeting your goals?
This is a great listen for entrepreneurs, creatives, and really anyone who wants to understand why the self-development, talk therapy, or healing work you’ve done isn’t working.
Hello You Darling Girl
What somatic experiencing therapy is — and why it works
A gentle, fascinating conversation on how trauma and stress cause imbalance in the nervous system, and how somatic work helps you heal in a way that is slow, playful, and deeply effective.
Aktivate Podcast
Trauma-informed tools for highly-resilient, ambitious womens
Cortney shares the founding vision of You Can Heal With Us — equipping women with education, resources, and tools to heal from their past so they can reach their full potential.
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