About Catalina
Catalina Kay uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and change the actions that follow. She works in Minnesota and brings 29 years of experience to clinical work. Catalina writes in plain terms and keeps sessions focused on practical steps.
She frames clients as the experts in their own lives and offers steady support while people make changes. Her main focuses include addictions, relationship concerns, low self-esteem, depression, and coping with life changes.
How Catalina works
She also addresses LGBT issues, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related concerns, eating and sleeping difficulties, anger, career challenges, and bipolar mood concerns. Hospice and end-of-life counseling are additional areas she can address. Catalina uses CBT to identify patterns that keep problems going and then helps people try new behaviors.
Sessions aim to set small, doable goals and track what works. The approach is straightforward and hands-on, with room for the client to guide priorities. Clients can work by phone, video call, live chat, or text-based messaging.
Catalina believes flexibility in how people connect makes it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. She encourages taking one step at a time and celebrates progress along the way. To begin, she asks people to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a session.
The process is set up so people can pick a time that fits their routine and cancel a subscription if their needs change.
Catalina lists one way of working on the entry:
What Catalina works with
The areas below are the ones Catalina selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Parenting issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Trauma and abuse
Training and background
| Register | LPCC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 29 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Minnesota |
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Online support options
How CBT and online therapy work together
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people notice the thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going. Sessions often include simple experiments and homework tasks to try new ways of coping. This approach can help with depression, anxiety, addictions, and relationship struggles.Finding the right approach is a team effort. Catalina will work with each person to pick techniques that match their goals, needs, and daily routine. She encourages clients to share what feels useful and to adjust the plan over time so it stays practical and relevant.
Online therapy offers flexibility for busy lives. Video calls let people use face-to-face interaction when it helps, while phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a camera feel uncomfortable. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for brief check-ins, quick coaching between sessions, or people who prefer writing. These options make it easier to fit regular sessions into work, caregiving, or treatment schedules and support steady progress over time.
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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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