Courtney Bilbrey LCSW is becoming Expansive Therapy Collective!
I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over 15 years of experience in social work, licensed in Illinois and Colorado. I have post-graduate training in Sex Therapy from University of Michigan (2016-18). As a sex therapist, I'm finalizing my certification hours. My current supervisor is Dr. Neil Cannon, sexologist, researcher, therapist, and faculty member. I regularly consult with peer therapists who work in similar fields to ensure I'm continually doing work to provide well-informed care.
When providing therapy, I am warm, engaged, curious, and non-judgemental. I will help you sort out and understand your feelings, fears, habits, anxieties, and thought patterns, and give you space to test out sharing the most private, upsetting, and secret parts of yourself.
I draw from a variety of methods and practices. Some favorites are: attachment-based, Internal Family Systems, Relational Life Therapy (RLT), feminist (recognizing the harmful impact of gender oppression on all genders, men too!), "Good Enough Sex" model, Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), narrative techniques, and anti-oppressive practices.
While we will focus on YOU, know that I will not ignore the impact of generational and community trauma and oppression. Too often, we ask individuals to bear the burden of fixing community-level issues, and we pathologize the ways individuals have learned to cope with such macro-level oppression. Although we live and work within harsh and broken systems, and often contribute to them unknowingly, I work hard to avoid pathologizing the ways you have learned to survive and get by.
Midori's Fundamentals of Feminine Dominance: D&D, Archetype Cultivation & Practical Tools to Identify Desires
Provided to sex therapists and educators
Dr. Sue Johnson's Intensive Course in Emotionally Focused Therapy: Attachment-Based Interventions for Couples in Crisis
Live Couples' Experiential with Terry Real
Sophia O'Connor's A Modern Take on the World's Oldest Profession: Sex Work Literacy in Your Office
Dr. Cannon's A Strengths-Based Approach to Supporting Kinky Clients
With Sprinkles On Top: An Introduction to Working with Mixed Desire (Kink/Vanilla) Relationships with Stefani Goerlich, PhD
Sex Beyond the Binary: Re-Visioning Sex Therapy for Every Body with Lucie Fielding, PhD
Reclaiming Pleasure: A Sex-Positive Guide to Moving Past Sexual Trauma and Living a Passionate Life with Dr. Holly Richmond
Sex Therapy with Queer Folks from Conservative Religious Backgrounds
Provided to iAm Clinic clinical staff
Human Sexuality - masters' level course
Adjunct Faculty at University of Denver, School of Social Work (MSW program)
As a white therapist, I am committed to continuing to learn anti-racist practice.