About Catherine
Catherine Harris is an LCSW based in Illinois who helps adults manage stress, anxiety, depression, ADHD, and workplace challenges. She uses practical strategies to improve follow-through, confidence, and everyday functioning. Catherine writes plans with clients that fit real life, not just theory.
She brings 18 years of experience in clinical work and program leadership. That background includes coaching newer clinicians and running mental health programs, which informs how she structures sessions and tools.
Background and approach
Her work emphasizes simple systems for routines, communication, and task management. Sessions are often direct and goal-focused. Catherine combines elements of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy with motivational interviewing to clarify values and change habits.
She helps clients set flexible, realistic goals and test small changes that build momentum. Many people come because they struggle with follow-through, low self-esteem, workplace stress, or decision-making. Catherine focuses on observation and experimentation - try an approach, see what works, and adjust.
The aim is practical progress rather than long cycles of analysis. Her approach also addresses trauma, compassion fatigue, body image, social anxiety, and life transitions. Catherine helps people translate insight into daily habits that reduce friction and increase consistency.
She works in English and accepts clients located inside and outside the United States.
Practical approaches for online care and lasting routines
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying what matters to a person and taking small, value-driven actions. It helps when someone feels stuck or unsure how to prioritize daily tasks and life goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches simple strategies to shift unhelpful patterns. This approach is useful for anxiety, depression, and building better habits for follow-through. Client-Centered Therapy centers the person's experience and lets the client lead the pace and topics of work. It can help people feel heard while they try new strategies and experiment with routines. Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, try techniques, and adjust based on what helps. Decisions about which methods to emphasize are made together, so the work stays practical and personally meaningful. Online sessions offer flexibility to fit therapy into busy lives. Video calls let the therapist and client work face-to-face for skill practice and coaching. Phone sessions are an option when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging support quick troubleshooting, brief coaching between sessions, or ongoing reminders to keep momentum going. Taken together, these options make it easier to try changes, track progress, and maintain routines without rearranging large parts of daily life.Questions people ask
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
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Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 18 years
- Licensed
- Illinois
- Languages
- English
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