- Years in practice
- 14
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Mississippi
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Addictions
- Focus
- Relationship issues
About Cathy
Cathy Foster is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 14 years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping parents and individuals who are overwhelmed by stress, parenting strain, anxiety, grief, or relationship struggles. Cathy uses clear, practical conversation to help clients take small, steady steps forward.
Cathy draws from several therapy styles to match what the person needs in the moment. She often uses client-centered methods to listen and reflect, cognitive behavioral ideas to notice unhelpful thoughts, and mindfulness skills to ease intensity.
Background and approach
Sessions tend to be straightforward and action-oriented so clients can try changes between meetings. <brHer background includes long work in mental health settings across age groups, and she brings experience with addictions, trauma, mood concerns, and coping with big life changes.
Those topics show up often in her work with people facing relationship strain, parenting challenges, or struggles with self-image and impulse control. Cathy explains goals collaboratively and breaks them down into manageable steps. She encourages practical tools for sleep, eating, anger, and self-esteem while also addressing deeper issues like loss, betrayal, or long-term patterns of codependency.
Work in sessions can include skill practice, problem solving, and reflective conversation. Clients can expect a steady, nonjudgmental presence focused on real-world adjustments. Cathy frames therapy as a shared process of figuring out what helps, then trying it out and adjusting as needed.
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
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Depression
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Body image
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Forgiveness
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
Approaches Cathy lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic 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.
Therapeutic approaches you can use online
Cathy often uses client-centered methods that focus on listening, reflecting, and following each person's priorities. This helps people feel heard and shapes goals that matter to them. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical tools to change unhelpful thinking and behavior. It can help with anxiety, depression, sleep, and eating concerns.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Cathy will talk with the client about goals, try an approach, and adjust based on what helps. That means working together to blend listening, skills training, and mindfulness exercises until a good fit emerges.
Online therapy offers flexibility for busy parents and people with limited time. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and demonstration of skills, phone sessions work when bandwidth is limited, live chat is useful for quick check-ins, and text-based messaging supports brief reflections or coaching between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, childcare, or other routines while still receiving steady support and skill development.
Questions people ask about Cathy
What concerns does Cathy commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, parenting strain, relationship issues, grief, sleep and eating problems, anger, self-esteem, and coping with life changes.
What is her therapy style like?
Her approach is client-centered and collaborative, using clear conversation, skill practice, and problem solving to make practical changes between sessions.
What experience does she bring?
She has 14 years of experience in mental health settings working with a range of concerns across age groups.
What credentials and location information are provided?
She holds an MS and is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Mississippi.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats does she offer online?
Sessions can be conducted by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are costs and billing handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist arrangements; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling according to therapist availability.
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