About Caitlyn
Caitlyn Schmidt is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Alabama with nine years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and low self-esteem. Caitlyn aims to make reaching out feel easier and supports clients through practical steps toward change.
She uses straightforward conversation to uncover what matters most to each person. Sessions focus on current problems and on building simple tools for day-to-day life.
How Caitlyn works
Caitlyn helps people sort through relationship and family strains as individual challenges, and she addresses parenting and career concerns one step at a time. Caitlyn draws on Client-Centered Therapy to listen deeply and shape sessions around the client's priorities. She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which looks at thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and teaches concrete ways to shift them.
These methods are used to support work on trauma, anger, ADHD, bipolar mood concerns, and compassion fatigue. Her approach is warm and goal-oriented. Caitlyn offers clear strategies, homework when helpful, and ongoing check-ins so progress is visible.
The focus is on helping people regain control, improve communication, and find more balance. She conducts sessions in English and provides therapy through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. To begin, a prospective client completes a short matching questionnaire and schedules a time based on therapist availability.
Caitlyn lists 2 ways of working on the entry:
What Caitlyn works with
The areas below are the ones Caitlyn selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Life purpose
- Parenting issues
- Self-love
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 9 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Alabama |
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Online support options
Approaches that guide online care
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. Caitlyn helps people identify unhelpful thinking patterns and practice small behavior changes that reduce anxiety and lift mood. This approach is often used for depression, anxiety, anger, and ADHD-related coping skills.Client-Centered Therapy centers the conversation on the person's priorities. The therapist listens without judgment and follows the client's lead while offering reflections and questions that clarify goals. This method supports work on self-esteem, life purpose, communication problems, and healing from trauma.
Choosing a therapeutic approach is a collaborative process. Caitlyn will discuss options and test what fits best with a client's needs, goals, and preferences. She adjusts methods over time and combines techniques when that helps move progress forward.
Online therapy gives practical flexibility. Video calls let people connect face to face when a deeper conversation is needed, while phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging work well for short check-ins, homework reviews, or between-session support. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and different daily routines.
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A practical next step
Write down two things you would want to be different in six months. That is the most useful thing to bring to a first session, whoever it is with. If you would rather start now than keep reading, online sessions are the quickest route.
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