About Catherine
Catherine Kimrey is a licensed mental health counselor with 18 years of experience. She offers calm, practical support for people dealing with stress, anxiety, relationships, grief, low self-esteem, and depression. Catherine uses a client-centered stance that keeps the person’s goals front and center.
She listens closely and helps people name what matters most. Then she pairs that with tools from cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness to change unhelpful thinking and build steadier emotional habits.
How Catherine works
Her background includes work across aging and geriatric concerns, blended family issues, caregiver stress, and the effects of divorce and separation. She also addresses family of origin issues, codependency, communication problems, and challenges like infidelity, guilt, and forgiveness. Therapy sessions focus on practical steps that fit everyday life.
Catherine helps people spot patterns that hold them back, try small changes, and practice new ways of coping. She supports people through grief and life transitions, including questions about life purpose and midlife shifts. People who meet with her can expect a steady, respectful approach.
Catherine aims to create a nonjudgmental space where thoughts and feelings can be shared and worked through. Her style balances listening with straightforward strategies to help people move toward a more satisfying life.
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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.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
Also listed
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
Training and background
| Registers | LMHC, LPCC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 18 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Minnesota |
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Online support options
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Cognitive behavioral therapy helps people spot and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Online CBT focuses on practical exercises and tools that can be used between sessions to reduce anxiety, manage mood, and improve daily routines. Mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to calm the mind and reduce reactivity. These techniques can be guided during sessions and practiced afterward to build steady habits.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist works with each person to identify goals, try approaches, and adjust methods based on what feels most useful. Together they decide whether CBT, mindfulness, a client-centered style, or a mix will best support the client’s needs and preferences.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and exercises, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat can provide quick check-ins, and text-based messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy life and continue progress across weeks and months.
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