- Strengths based
- Goal focused
- Evidence informed
About Catherine
She keeps sessions centered on what matters most to the client. Conversations look at current problems and real steps to reduce distress. Catherine uses evidence-informed approaches to help people manage symptoms and rebuild everyday routines.
Her background includes many years as a social worker in varied settings, which shaped a flexible, nonjudgmental style. That experience informs how she talks about family patterns, adoption and foster care concerns, and blended family issues. She also supports people dealing with divorce, separation, and the effects of trauma and dissociation.
Catherine often addresses relationship stress, communication problems, codependency, and control issues in session. She works with first responder concerns and with mood challenges including disruptive mood dysregulation disorder. Forgiveness, guilt, and shame are named areas she helps people unpack.
Sessions aim to combine practical coping skills with attention to attachment and personal values. Catherine encourages collaboration - clients set goals and she helps shape steps to reach them. If you want a clear, compassionate approach to everyday struggles, she may be a good match.
This summary is based on the profile information listed on BetterHelp.