- Client-centered approach
- Trauma-aware care
- LGBTQ+ affirming
About Caitlin
Caitlin Eshelman is a licensed clinical social worker practicing in the District of Columbia with 16 years of experience. She focuses on creating a compassionate space where people can talk about stress, anxiety, relationships, identity, and healing from trauma. Caitlin aims to make sessions practical and respectful of each person’s pace and values.
Her work emphasizes listening first and then helping clients set small, usable goals. She draws on Client-Centered Therapy to follow what matters most to the person in the room. She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Trauma-Focused Therapy when helpful to address patterns, symptoms, and reactions that cause distress.
Caitlin commonly helps people navigate life changes such as pregnancy, postpartum adjustment, separation, and grief. She also supports those working through attachment and abandonment issues, intimacy concerns, and questions around sexuality and kink. Communication problems, panic attacks, and mood concerns are other areas she addresses.
Sessions are collaborative and paced to the individual. Conversations include skill-building, problem-focused work, and reflective exploration depending on each person’s goals. Caitlin emphasizes practical steps you can try between sessions and checks in about what’s helping.
Her practice aims to be inclusive of diverse identities and sexualities. People who choose to work with her can expect direct listening, clear options for next steps, and an emphasis on personal strengths.
How different approaches shape online therapy
Client-Centered Therapy centers the person’s own goals and values. The therapist listens, reflects, and follows the client’s lead to build trust and clarity; this helps when you need a space to sort identity, relationship, or life-change concerns.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. It offers practical strategies such as behavior experiments and thought records to reduce anxiety, panic, and low mood symptoms.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with you about what matters most, try approaches that match your goals, and adjust the plan as your needs change. That collaborative process helps clarify whether more skills work, reflective therapy, or trauma-focused interventions are the best next step.
Please confirm which session formats are currently offered before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins, and reduce commuting time. It can also let people connect with a therapist from their own neighborhood while keeping appointments during work or child-care breaks.
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Experience
16+ years
Listed in
District of Columbia
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, self-esteem, and coping with life changes.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is collaborative and person-focused, using listening, reflection, and goal-setting to shape sessions to your needs.
What background does she bring to sessions?
She brings 16 years of clinical experience and focuses on practical strategies alongside deeper processing when needed.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She holds a LICSW, which is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker, and practices in the District of Columbia.
Are sessions offered in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
Confirm current session options before booking to make sure the format fits your needs.
How does billing 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 her?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the crisis numbers.