About Catherine
Catherine Valentine is an Illinois Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) with 25 years of experience. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, depression, ADHD, and life changes. She encourages small steps and practical strategies so clients can see progress between sessions.
She believes each person knows their own story and brings strengths to the work. Sessions focus on building skills and noticing what already works. The tone is straightforward and supportive, with room for humor when it helps.
Background and approach
Catherine uses a mix of approaches to fit each person's needs. She draws from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to spot unhelpful thinking and from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to clarify values and move toward them. Mindfulness practices and client-centered listening are woven into sessions to help regulate emotion and increase self-awareness.
Her style is collaborative and goal-oriented. People set short-term goals together and track small changes over time. Practical tools for sleep, anger, coping with loss, and cravings are common session topics.
Catherine has worked across many settings over her career and brings that experience to everyday problems. She aims to make therapy useful and manageable for busy lives. If someone wants steady, experienced support for mood, attention, or coping after loss or major changes, she offers a clear, skills-focused approach.
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice what matters to them and take small steps toward those values, even when difficult thoughts or feelings show up. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which can reduce anxiety and improve mood. Client-Centered Therapy prioritizes a respectful, nonjudgmental space where people are heard and supported while they work toward their goals.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Catherine will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and recommend a mix of methods. This happens collaboratively so the plan fits the client's life and changes if something isn't working.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls are useful for a full conversation and clearer visual cues. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in fits a break at work. Live chat and text messaging can help with quick coaching, mood check-ins, and ongoing skill practice between longer meetings. These options offer flexibility so therapy can fit into busy schedules and different daily routines.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Intimacy-related issues
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 25 years
- Licensed
- Illinois
- Languages
- English
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