About Catherine
Catherine (Cate) Beaton blends practical therapy with a focus on connection and meaning. She is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) with 15 years of experience. Cate listens closely and helps people make choices that fit their values and day-to-day life.
Cate began her career as a paramedic, where she witnessed intense physical and emotional moments. Those early experiences shaped her belief that how people connect matters as much as what they do.
Background and approach
That perspective guides her work with stress, anxiety, trauma, depression, ADHD, and other concerns. Her background includes leadership roles and a long history of supervising clinicians. That experience taught her how to support helpers and people in high-stress jobs, and how to guide others through career and caregiver strain.
She draws on a range of approaches to match each person’s needs. Cate uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, client-centered methods, existential ideas, and EMDR when appropriate. Sessions focus on practical steps people can take between meetings and on noticing what matters most to them.
She works with adults who are coping with life changes, grief, mood concerns, addictions, and challenges around relationships and parenting. Cate offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and communication styles. Based in Vermont, Cate speaks English and brings a straightforward, compassionate style to therapy.
She aims to help people feel seen and to find realistic ways to move forward.
How Catherine’s approaches translate to online work
Cate often uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in sessions. ACT focuses on helping people notice their values and take small steps toward them, which can help with stress, anxiety, and life transitions. CBT looks at patterns of thought and behavior and teaches practical skills to reduce symptoms and improve daily routines.She also integrates client-centered principles, which means she prioritizes listening and responding to each person’s concerns. Together, therapist and client decide which approach or mix of approaches feels most useful. Finding the right method is a collaborative process and may shift as goals change.
Online formats she offers include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for in-depth conversations and exercises that benefit from face-to-face interaction. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text messaging work well for brief check-ins, tracking progress, or fitting therapy into a busy day. These options make it easier to schedule sessions around work, caregiving, or other commitments.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- First responder issues
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 15 years
- Licensed
- Vermont, New Hampshire
- Languages
- English
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