Professional Experience:
Dr. Buis completed her post-doctoral training at the Providence Self Sufficiency Ministries in Georgetown, IN. While there, she provided individual, family, group therapies to justice involved, DCS-referred families as well as DCS-referred, outpatient psychological assessments.
Dr. Buis worked under the supervision of Dr. Lauren E. Kaplan at KFPS since August 2024. While training with Dr. Kaplan, Dr. Buis received post-doctoral training in a variety of forensic evaluations. She has assisted Dr. Kaplan in criminal, family, and civil cases throughout all stages of the legal proceedings. She continues her work as a clinical psychologist at Providence Self Sufficiency Ministries in Georgetown, IN conducting therapy, assessments, and supervising doctoral students. Dr. Buis was licensed to practice psychology in the state of Kentucky October 2025.
Dr. Courtney Buis
Dr. Courtney Buis received her Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (Psy.D.) in 2024 from Spalding University with emphasis areas in Child, Adolescent, Family and Forensic psychology. She has experience working with clients across clinical and forensic mental health settings.
Dr. Buis specializes in the assessment of adolescent and adult clients. She has experience in administering an array of clinical psychological assessments as well as a variety of forensic measures. Dr. Buis has completed assessments for clients involved in juvenile, criminal, and family courts. She worked extensively providing assessments for Department of Children and Family Services, and has completed Risk of Sexual Offending Assessments in Canton, OH for Juvenile Sex Offenders her doctoral internship year for juvenile courts in Stark and Tuscarawas county.
Dr. Buis also enjoys providing therapeutic services to justice-involved individuals and their families. Although Dr. Buis has worked with individuals throughout the lifespan, her passion is working with adolescents and younger adults, aged 10-24.
Her clinical interests include treatment of complex trauma, personality disorders, sexually-reactive behaviors, and juvenile sex offenders. She has provided court-ordered and voluntary therapy services.
