About Catherine
Catherine Allen greets people with a calm, straightforward presence. She focuses on making therapy clear and approachable for anyone feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, parenting strain, relationship trouble, grief, or life changes. Catherine emphasizes listening first and building a plan that fits each person.
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, with seven years of experience in counseling work. That background includes time spent before licensure and years as a licensed clinician working with a range of concerns.
How Catherine works
She values positive regard and wants clients to feel heard and understood from the first session. In sessions she uses client-centered principles to follow what matters most to the person in the room. She also draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help identify unhelpful thoughts and test more helpful ways of thinking.
Solution-Focused Therapy is used to build small, practical steps toward change. Catherine will work with each person to set clear goals and to track progress over time. She describes her role as collaborative rather than prescriptive.
The focus is on practical strategies people can use between sessions to handle anger, manage ADHD-related challenges, cope with grief, or reduce anxiety. People who choose her often appreciate a respectful, steady approach. She is comfortable discussing faith when it matters to a client, while keeping the room focused on the client’s goals.
Sessions aim to balance listening, practical tools, and planning for what comes next.
Catherine lists 3 ways of working on the entry:
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.
- 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
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 7 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Tennessee |
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Online support options
How Catherine’s approaches work online
Client-Centered Therapy means the conversation follows the client’s priorities. The therapist listens deeply, reflects what she hears, and helps people shape goals that matter to them. This approach supports work on self-esteem, grief, relationships, and parenting concerns. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing changes in thinking and behavior. It is useful for anxiety, depression, anger, and coping with life transitions because it gives clear steps people can try between sessions. Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Catherine collaborates with each person to pick methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences. She adjusts the plan as progress is made and encourages feedback to keep therapy useful. Online formats make scheduling easier and let people choose what fits their day. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is limited, live chat works for quick check-ins, and text-based messaging gives ongoing options for brief updates. These options help people fit sessions into busy lives while using the same therapeutic methods they would in person.Start online instead of waiting
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