"In each individual life, there are patterns of thought, emotion response, and behavior.
There are factors which one can manipulate easily, and those that resist alteration. The art of self-mastery is understanding where the degrees of freedom lie, and the courage to imagine and experiment with change"
“Awareness Invites Agency”
-Suzanne Courtney
"In each individual life, there are patterns of thought, emotion response, and behavior.
There are factors which one can manipulate easily, and those that resist alteration. The art of self-mastery is understanding where the degrees of freedom lie, and the courage to imagine and experiment with change"
“Awareness Invites Agency”
-Suzanne Courtney
(c) Suzanne Courtney, Psyd, HSPP
Brief bio
Dr. Courtney is a clinical psychologist with over two decades of experience working with adults, families and children in the most difficult circumstances.
She has occupied field command positions in mass casualty and disaster events, and continues to operate in thought leadership positions at the highest level in both medicine and clinical psychology.
She has held academic positions in both fields, and is a published author in both. She combines this experience, as well as her knowledge in neuroscience to bear as she collaborates with you for best treatment outcome.
Therapy
The decision to go into therapy can be understood as an action. A decision reflecting personal agency. A decision toward growth and an investment in health.
Therapy is a personal commitment. It is like a choice to intentionally take a trip. You may have a destination (or outcome) in mind, or perhaps you have a hoped for experience.
Regardless, of the reasoning behind your decision, the path will assist you in developing a deeper understanding about your growth points, your current skills, your priorities, the habits you wish to continue, and the ones you wish to leave or change.
There will be both hard work on this journey and deep reward for that work. You will not forget the trip, and it will be life-changing, quite literally, that is why you go.
There are also those times, where there is a condition or circumstance in life that takes you on a trip that you do not wish to go, but cannot avoid. Under those conditions, it is a bit more frightening because there are more unknown factors involved.
In that situation, there will be more front loaded education, and more initial work on bringing you back to a position of stability before the trip begins. Think of it as a supply list for the trip, items needed to sustain you on your journey.
For Physicians
Through my role in graduate medical education, I have had the privilege of working intimately alongside residents, early career physicians, and experienced attendings. This work—and my own experiences— have taught me about the hardships and unique challenges that exist in being an expert in need of care. You don’t have to carry that alone.
I am intimately familiar with the responsibilities physicians carry. I am fully aware of the frustrations that physicians experience as they navigate the “business” of healthcare while simultaneously prioritizing best practices for patient care. I know about the complexities involved in clinical decision-making, and I understand the consequences tied to decisions related to observe, act, and sometimes accept factors that are beyond human control. I have lived the challenges that physicians face to communicate those decisions to others.
I understand the impact of mistakes.
I have seen the impact on physicians firsthand. I have witnessed the impact on a physician’s role as–physician, and also on the many other roles physicians inhabit as people: mother, father, daughter, son, friend, spouse, and sometimes, patient.
I will bring these experiences to bear, in collaboration and concert with your own experiences, as we identify and craft a plan that is uniquely curated for your benefit.
Please return to the “contact” tab for more information on how to get in touch.
Please indicate your interest in receiving information for the physician only support group.
For Physicians
Through my role in graduate medical education, I have had the privilege of working intimately alongside residents, early career physicians, and experienced attendings. This work—and my own experiences— have taught me about the hardships and unique challenges that exist in being an expert in need of care. You don’t have to carry that alone.
I am intimately familiar with the responsibilities physicians carry. I am fully aware of the frustrations that physicians experience as they navigate the “business” of healthcare while simultaneously prioritizing best practices for patient care. I know about the complexities involved in clinical decision-making, and I understand the consequences tied to decisions related to observe, act, and sometimes accept factors that are beyond human control. I have lived the challenges that physicians face to communicate those decisions to others.
I understand the impact of mistakes.
I have seen the impact on physicians firsthand. I have witnessed the impact on a physician’s role as–physician, and also on the many other roles physicians inhabit as people: mother, father, daughter, son, friend, spouse, and sometimes, patient.
I will bring these experiences to bear, in collaboration and concert with your own experiences, as we identify and craft a plan that is uniquely curated for your benefit.
Please return to the “contact” tab for more information on how to get in touch.
Please indicate your interest in receiving information for the physician only support group.
