- Years in practice
- 6
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Connecticut
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
About Catherine
Catherine Pither is a licensed professional counselor who helps people cope with trauma, grief, anxiety, and parenting stress. She uses a calm, practical approach to help people sort through strong emotions and find manageable next steps. Catherine writes in plain language and focuses on what each person needs right now.
She draws on six years of clinical experience working with loss, emotional trauma, and the day-to-day problems that follow. Sessions center on listening closely and reflecting back what matters most to the client.
Background and approach
That approach helps people notice patterns in relationships, attachment, or behavior that keep problems stuck. Catherine uses several practical methods depending on the concern. She relies on client-centered work to make space for a person’s voice.
Emotionally-focused strategies are used to map feelings in relationships. Mindfulness practices help with overwhelming anxiety and sleeplessness. She also weaves narrative and solution-focused ideas into sessions to reframe difficult stories and set small, doable goals.
These tools are aimed at improving mood, easing shame around eating or body image, and restoring a sense of control after loss or upheaval. Catherine holds a Connecticut LPC, which means she meets state licensing requirements for professional counseling. She offers sessions in English and provides therapy by video call, phone, live chat, or text messaging.
To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a session.
What Catherine works with
Everything Catherine lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Catherine helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Catherine lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How Catherine’s approaches work online
Catherine often blends client-centered work with emotionally-focused therapy and mindfulness to meet different needs. Client-centered therapy starts by listening and reflecting so clients feel understood and can name what matters most. Emotionally-focused therapy helps map relationship feelings and attachment patterns to improve connection and reduce repeating hurt. Mindfulness therapy teaches simple breathing and attention skills that reduce anxiety and help with sleep or overwhelming moments.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Catherine discusses goals and preferences with each person and chooses methods that fit those goals. That collaborative process means techniques can change as needs shift, moving from exploring painful memories to setting small, achievable steps for daily life.
Online formats make this collaborative work flexible. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions offer a lower-bandwidth option, live chat allows a shorter check-in during a busy day, and text-based messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options help people fit therapy into work, parenting, or other routines while using the approaches that feel most helpful.
Questions people ask about Catherine
What issues does Catherine commonly address?
Catherine works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, self-esteem concerns, intimacy and relationship struggles, eating and sleeping problems, parenting stress, and career or life-change challenges.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is client-centered and practical. She listens closely, helps name emotions, and uses exercises or small goals to move things forward.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has six years of experience working with people affected by trauma and loss and managing related symptoms such as anxiety and unresolved grief.
What credentials and location are listed for this therapist?
She is a Connecticut licensed professional counselor, listed as CT LPC, and practices from Connecticut.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be conducted by video call, phone session, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with Catherine?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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