About Catherine
Catherine Gardner is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people build confidence and find direction. She focuses on motivation, self-esteem, career concerns, executive and professional coaching, and compassion fatigue. Her approach is straightforward and respectful.
She aims to make the first step feel more manageable for someone who is worried or unsure. She listens carefully to what matters most and adapts conversations to each person's situation. Catherine draws on 12 years of experience in Alabama to shape treatment plans that fit practical life demands.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on clear goals, step-by-step strategies, and small changes that add up over time. When career transitions, motivation dips, or professional burnout get in the way, she helps clients sort priorities and rebuild confidence. For people managing ADHD-related challenges, Catherine works on organization, routines, and realistic action plans that reduce overwhelm.
She also supports people coping with compassion fatigue and workplace strain. Her work extends to concerns like chronic illness, fertility stress, postpartum mood shifts, guilt and shame, loneliness, and questions about life purpose. Conversations are designed to be direct and usable - not full of jargon.
Catherine partners with clients to identify practical next steps and to track progress between meetings. Therapy is arranged around what fits the person’s life. The pace and tools are chosen together, making it easier to try new habits and keep them going.
Catherine aims to help people move from stuck to steady progress.
How evidence-based methods translate to online care
Many clients benefit from short-term, skill-focused approaches that teach concrete tools. One evidence-based technique focuses on building routines and behaviors that improve daily functioning and reduce overwhelm; it helps with organization, time management, and boosting motivation. Another common method emphasizes identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them against real-life evidence to reduce shame and build self-compassion; this helps with self-esteem and guilt issues.Choosing the right approach is a shared process. The therapist will talk through your goals, try methods that fit your situation, and adjust plans based on what helps most. Clients collaborate on goals and expected steps so progress is clear and measurable.
Online options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful when nonverbal cues matter and more interactive work is needed. Phone can be a simpler option with lower bandwidth needs and works well for focused check-ins. Live chat and text work for brief coaching, quick check-ins between sessions, and people who prefer writing to speaking. These formats make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving, and other commitments, and they allow for ongoing support without travel.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
Also listed
- Experience
- 12 years
- Licensed
- Alabama
- Languages
- English
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