- Client-centered care
- Skill-based focus
- Strengths approach
About Catherine
Catherine Barbour is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Florida who uses a client-centered approach. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and life transitions. Catherine keeps language simple and practical so parents and individuals can quickly understand the options for care.
She brings four years of clinical experience across several settings. Her background includes outdoor therapeutic programs for teens, in-home counseling, and medical social work in a hospital system. That variety shaped a flexible style that adapts to each person's needs rather than following a single template.
Catherine uses Client-Centered Therapy alongside Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Solution-Focused techniques. She also incorporates trauma-informed approaches when addressing abuse, grief, or acute stress. Sessions typically focus on skills people can use between meetings, like problem solving, communication strategies, and mood management tools.
Her practice covers many concerns, including parenting stress, blended family issues, ADHD, addictions, chronic illness, and grief. She also helps with anger, self-esteem, panic, and navigating big life changes. Catherine aims to help people build on their own strengths and set realistic goals they can reach.
Her style is straightforward and respectful. She works with each person to identify priorities and then practices techniques that fit daily life. To begin, prospective clients use the site’s Start Therapy button and complete a short matching questionnaire to schedule according to therapist availability.
How therapeutic approaches shape online care
Client-Centered Therapy puts the person’s experience at the center and emphasizes listening and respect. This approach helps when someone needs a space to be heard while they figure out goals and next steps. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on practical skills and changing unhelpful thought and behavior patterns. CBT is useful for anxiety, panic, mood concerns, and building coping strategies that can be practiced between sessions. Trauma-Focused Therapy concentrates on understanding and reducing the ongoing impact of traumatic events and can be helpful for people recovering from abuse, severe loss, or overwhelming stress.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose techniques that match their needs, goals, and preferences. That may mean trying a skills-based CBT exercise for a few sessions or using a client-centered stance to create space before moving into problem-solving work.
Confirm the current session options before booking, as formats are not specified here. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life by avoiding travel time and letting people schedule sessions around work, school, or caregiving. Some formats also allow shorter check-ins or phone-only conversations when that better suits a person’s day. The focus is on making sessions practical and usable in everyday life while choosing an approach that fits each individual.
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Experience
4+ years
Listed in
Florida
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help address?
Catherine works with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting issues, ADHD, bipolar mood concerns, and coping with life changes.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her approach is client-centered and practical, combining Client-Centered Therapy with Cognitive Behavioral and Solution-Focused techniques and trauma-informed work when needed.
What is her professional background?
She has four years of clinical experience working in outdoor teen programs, in-home counseling, and medical social work in a hospital system.
Where is she licensed and practicing?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in Florida and practices from that state.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are fees and billing handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are required to start therapy?
Use the Start Therapy button on the site, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the crisis numbers.