About Cathy
Cathy Heaps-Stetson is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) with about 30 years of experience. She draws on client-centered care and practical techniques to help people facing stress, loss, or life transitions. Cathy speaks English and practices in Florida.
Cathy focuses on straightforward problem solving. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help identify and change unhelpful thoughts. She also offers mindfulness and relaxation tools to reduce reactivity and improve daily functioning.
How Cathy works
Her background includes work with people coping with serious illness, grief, and other major life changes. That experience shaped a calm, supportive style that centers the person in the room rather than the clinician's agenda. Sessions are described as empathic and non-directive.
Cathy relies on reflective listening and open questions to help people discover their own next steps. She emphasizes building confidence and practical skills that can be used outside of sessions.
People who contact Cathy often bring concerns such as anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, caregiving stress, relationship or intimacy-related issues, parenting strain, sleep and eating problems, anger, low self-esteem, ADHD, or career challenges. She also addresses aging and geriatric issues, blended family issues, cancer-related stress, and other life adjustments. Cathy aims to support each person through listening, gentle challenge, and step-by-step planning.
Her goal is to help people find clearer thinking and calmer responses so they can move forward after loss or change.
Cathy lists 5 ways of working on the entry:
What Cathy works with
The areas below are the ones Cathy selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
Training and background
| Register | LMHC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 30 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Florida |
Memberships and registers are shown as supplied; they are not licences, and this directory does not verify them.
Online support options
Therapeutic approaches brought to online sessions
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and the behaviors that follow. It is useful for anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and day-to-day stress. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes an empathic, non-directive stance where the person sets the pace and goals. This approach supports people through grief, major life changes, and decisions that feel overwhelming.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Cathy will talk with each person about goals, what has helped in the past, and what feels workable now. Together they will try strategies, adjust them, and focus on what produces clearer thinking and steadier responses.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is good for face-to-face interaction and practicing communication skills. Phone sessions can fit a busy schedule or use less bandwidth. Live chat and text messaging work well for short check-ins, brief coaching, or when a written note helps track progress. These options make therapy more flexible and easier to fit into everyday life.
Start online instead of waiting
Our partner service asks a few questions about what you are looking for and matches you with a therapist for sessions from home.
Explore online therapy optionsWe will earn a commission if you sign up through our link, at no cost to you.
Common questions
What concerns does Cathy help with?
What is her therapy style like?
How much experience does she have?
What credentials and where is she based?
Which languages are supported for sessions?
What session formats are available?
How does cost work?
How do I begin working with her?
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.
We will earn a commission if you sign up through our link, at no cost to you. Entries are not assessed or endorsed by this directory.
Other entries for stress, anxiety
Supportive LCSW helping people build strength and clarity
Practical, trauma-aware therapy for everyday life
Practical, relational therapy for life transitions