About Catherine
Catherine Allen is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Tennessee who helps people struggling with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship concerns, parenting pressures, and ADHD. She writes plainly and listens closely to understand each person's immediate worries and daily challenges. Catherine aims to make the first steps feel manageable for a worried parent or an overwhelmed individual.
Catherine draws from client-centered principles to create a respectful, nonjudgmental atmosphere. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people spot unhelpful thinking and change small behaviors that make a big difference.
Background and approach
Solution-Focused Therapy helps set clear, practical goals and build on what already works. She brings seven years of experience in mental health, including three years prior to licensure and four years as a licensed therapist. That background includes work with adults and with children during earlier roles, and she has supported people across many life stages and situations.
Catherine describes her own outlook as informed by Christian values, yet she does not use therapy to promote religion. She meets clients where they are and tailors a plan to each person's priorities and beliefs. Sessions focus on practical steps, clear goals, and tools that can be used between meetings.
Parents and caregivers often seek her help for anxiety, managing family stress, and navigating changes. She emphasizes collaboration, so clients leave sessions with concrete next steps and a clearer path forward.
How Catherine's Approaches Work Online
Catherine combines client-centered care with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Solution-Focused Therapy in ways that translate well to online work. Client-Centered Therapy means she listens closely and follows the client's lead, helping people feel heard and understood while setting priorities together. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy teaches practical ways to identify unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors, which clients can practice between sessions. Solution-Focused Therapy keeps sessions focused on short-term goals and small, achievable changes to build momentum.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Catherine will discuss your situation, goals, and preferences and then recommend which methods to try first. Together you can adjust the plan over time so the work stays relevant and realistic for daily life.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, giving flexibility for busy schedules or different comfort levels. Video works well for face-to-face interaction and visual cues, phone calls can be easier on low bandwidth days, and live chat or text messaging allow quick check-ins and brief coaching between longer sessions. These options can make it simpler to maintain regular contact and apply new skills consistently.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Trauma and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 7 years
- Licensed
- Tennessee
- Languages
- English
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