Cathy Christensen-Curry, LCSW
Compassionate LCSW focusing on relationships and parenting
Book with Cathy- Years in practice
- 20
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Montana
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Family conflicts
About Cathy
Cathy Christensen-Curry is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Montana. She brings 20 years of experience helping people facing stress, anxiety, depression, parenting challenges, trauma, and relationship concerns. Her manner is warm and compassionate, and she focuses on listening closely to what each person needs.
Cathy believes many struggles start and get shaped in relationships, so she centers work on improving how people connect with themselves and others.
Background and approach
Sessions are aimed at practical change - clearer communication, steadier emotions, and better daily coping. She uses straightforward tools so people can feel stronger between visits. Her approach blends several evidence-based methods.
She draws on attachment ideas to look at early patterns that affect current bonds. Cognitive behavioral techniques help identify unhelpful thinking and build new habits. Mindfulness tools are used to calm the body and notice difficult feelings without acting on them.
Clients may bring concerns like parenting stress, grief, addiction, ADHD, sleep problems, body image, or career transitions. Cathy also addresses issues tied to adoption and foster care, blended family dynamics, and family of origin wounds. She aims to make the therapy process usable and relevant to everyday life.
Cathy invites people to talk about what matters most to them and to try approaches that match their goals. She focuses on practical steps and steady progress so people leave sessions feeling more capable and confident.
What Cathy works with
Everything Cathy lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Cathy helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Cathy lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic 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.
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Attachment-based work focuses on how early relationships shape current patterns. It helps people see why they react the way they do with loved ones and offers small changes that improve connection and trust.Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It teaches practical skills to change unhelpful thinking and build new habits for mood, anxiety, sleep, and behavior.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Cathy will talk with each person about goals, try methods that fit those goals, and adjust approaches when needed. The plan is shaped by what the client prefers and what helps them make steady progress.
Online therapy offers flexibility for different schedules and needs. Video calls let people use visual cues and deeper conversation. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or when being on camera is hard. Live chat and text messaging are useful for quick check-ins, shorter updates, or ongoing support between longer sessions.
These options let people fit therapy around work, parenting, and daily life while using the therapist's methods in ways that are practical and consistent with their goals.
Questions people ask about Cathy
What kinds of concerns does Cathy help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, parenting challenges, trauma and abuse, addictions, grief, self-esteem, ADHD, and many relationship and family of origin issues.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is warm and compassionate with a focus on listening. She aims to be practical and help people leave sessions with usable tools.
What is her professional background?
Cathy has 20 years of clinical experience supporting people through a wide range of life challenges and transitions.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Montana.
Can I work with her in another language or from another country?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Cathy?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.
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