About Catherine
Catherine Valentine is an Illinois Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) with 25 years of experience. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, depression, addictions, and life transitions. She also supports concerns such as relationship strain, trauma and abuse, sleep problems, parenting stress, anger, bipolar disorder, and ADHD.
Catherine approaches therapy as a partnership. She sees each person as the expert on their life and works from strengths people already have.
How Catherine works
Sessions focus on practical steps and small changes that can ease daily struggles. She uses straightforward talk, skills practice, and mindfulness in session. Her methods draw from several evidence-informed approaches.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps to spot and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) supports values-based action and learning to tolerate difficult feelings. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and mindfulness methods build emotion regulation and distress tolerance skills.
Catherine has worked across many settings over her career and brings a calm, steady presence. She listens for what matters to each person and adjusts the pace to match their needs. Parents and caregivers often find her practical suggestions helpful for day-to-day coping.
People who choose Catherine can expect clear goals, teachable skills, and a focus on what changes will feel meaningful. She encourages small experiments between sessions and checks in on what helps most. Her style is direct, supportive, and grounded in real-life problem solving.
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What Catherine works with
The areas below are the ones Catherine selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Intimacy-related issues
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LCPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 25 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Illinois |
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Online support options
How Catherine’s Approaches Work Online
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors. Online CBT sessions often include short homework tasks and practical skill practice that can be done between meetings. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify values and take action even when feelings are uncomfortable; online sessions use exercises and written reflections to build that willingness. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and improve focus, and these practices translate well to video or audio sessions.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked before. That conversation guides whether more CBT, ACT, or mindfulness tools are emphasized, and adjustments are made as progress is tracked.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and screen sharing for worksheets. Phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging suit brief check-ins, skill coaching, or clients who process better in writing. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and keep momentum between sessions.
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