Catherine Wasson

Catherine Wasson is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, and parenting challenges. She brings a calm, straightforward manner and focuses on practical steps people can use right away. Catherine uses an approach that centers the client and their goals. She has seven years of clinical experience and holds LICSW, LCSW, and CSW credentials. Catherine has supported people dealing with trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy concerns, and career changes. She also works with those affected by compassion fatigue, panic attacks, bipolar mood concerns, and issues related to sexual orientation and non-monogamous relationships. Her sessions are interactive and conversational. She blends Client-Centered Therapy with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Solution-Focused ideas to build a plan that fits each person. Mindfulness practices are incorporated to help with grounding, managing anxiety, and developing awareness of patterns. When trauma is part of the story, EMDR is included as one possible tool alongside talk-based work. Catherine emphasizes realistic goals and small experiments to test new coping strategies between sessions. She avoids stigmatizing labels and treats people with respect and sensitivity. If someone is unsure where to begin, she guides them through setting clear, achievable steps. The work is collaborative, with frequent check-ins to see what’s helping and what needs to change. Catherine encourages people to reach out when they feel ready to take a first step.

How Catherine Uses Mindfulness and Practical Therapies Online

Catherine commonly uses Mindfulness Therapy to help people notice their thoughts and bodily signals, which can reduce reactivity and ease anxiety. She also draws on Client-Centered Therapy to prioritize each person's perspective and goals, creating space for the client's voice to guide sessions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is used to identify unhelpful thinking and to test small behavior changes that can shift mood and functioning. Finding the right approach is part of the work. Catherine treats the choice of methods as collaborative and will help clients decide what fits based on their needs, goals, and what they prefer to try. She checks in regularly and adjusts plans when something isn't working. Confirm the current session options before booking, as formats are not listed here. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life by reducing travel and allowing sessions during a lunch break or between errands. It can also allow shorter check-ins when a full session isn't needed and make it simpler to continue care after moving or during life transitions. Licensed professionals tailor pacing and homework to online sessions so clients can practice skills between meetings.