- Strengths based
- Goal oriented
- Trauma informed
About Catherine
She uses a strengths-based outlook and considers how a person's environment shapes their reactions. Sessions often identify concrete skills to manage symptoms and improve daily functioning. Catherine also draws on solution-focused methods to set clear, achievable goals during therapy.
Catherine has experience in medical and hospital settings, helping patients and families find resources and make decisions during hard times. That background informs her approach when people face health-related stress, end-of-life concerns, or complex grief. She emphasizes steady support and realistic planning.
Her clinical toolbox includes cognitive-behavioral ideas, mindfulness practices, motivational interviewing, and EMDR-based practices when appropriate. Conversations balance immediate coping techniques with longer-term strategies for change. Catherine aims to help people recognize strengths they already have and build from there.
She earned a Master of Social Work from the University of Oklahoma and holds a Licensed Clinical Social Worker credential. Catherine brings four years of post-licensure clinical experience to her practice in Oklahoma. People can expect a focused, practical, and respectful approach to the difficulties they bring to therapy.
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