About Catherine
Catherine Barbour is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Florida who uses a compassionate, client-centered approach. She meets people where they are and focuses on practical steps to reduce stress and manage difficult emotions. Catherine draws on several therapy styles to match each person's needs and goals.
She has four years of clinical experience across multiple settings. Her background includes work in outdoor therapeutic programs, in-home counseling, and medical social work in a hospital system.
How Catherine works
Those roles exposed her to a wide range of concerns from anxiety and depression to substance use and chronic health conditions. Catherine helps people navigate family and communication problems, blended family issues, and caregiver stress. She also supports those facing grief, trauma and abuse, anger, and mood disorders including bipolar and panic concerns.
Parenting challenges, ADHD, and struggles with self-esteem and life purpose are also in her practice. Her approach blends client-centered care with solution-focused work and cognitive behavioral techniques. She also uses trauma-focused methods when responding to histories of abuse or sudden loss.
Sessions emphasize strengths and practical strategies that can be used between meetings. People who choose Catherine can expect a straightforward, collaborative style. The focus is on clear goals, doable steps, and steady progress toward a more manageable life.
She aims to help clients reduce distress and build toward the future they want.
Catherine lists 5 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
- Anger management
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 4 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Florida |
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Online support options
Approaches that guide online sessions
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and understanding each person's experience. The therapist helps people identify their own strengths and goals, and the work often centers on building confidence and clearer choices. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and teaches practical skills to change them, which can help with anxiety, depression, panic, and mood symptoms. Trauma-focused therapy pays attention to how past harm affects daily life and uses careful, paced techniques to reduce symptoms and improve coping.Choosing the right approach is part of therapy. The therapist collaborates with each person to decide which methods fit their needs and preferences. That process may include trying different techniques and checking in about what feels helpful as goals evolve.
Online sessions are offered by licensed professionals using video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is useful for a full face-to-face conversation, while phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a quick check-in is needed. Live chat and messaging work well for shorter updates, writing out thoughts, or when someone prefers not to be on camera. These options allow therapy to fit into work breaks, caregiving schedules, or days with limited travel.
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