About Cathy
Cathy Nau offers help for people dealing with stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, ADHD, depression, trauma and burnout. She uses an encouraging, step-by-step approach to help clients find practical ways to cope. Cathy speaks plainly and focuses on immediate relief alongside longer-term change.
Cathy is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, LMHC, practicing in Washington with 29 years of experience. She begins by listening and identifying small, achievable goals. From there she supports steady progress, using tools that match each person’s needs and pace.
How Cathy works
Her background includes work across the United States and overseas, including time supporting military communities. That experience shaped her ability to handle big life disruptions and stress that comes from caregiving, first responder work, and serious illness. Cathy draws on several evidence-based approaches to guide sessions.
She mixes practical skill-building with space to process emotions. That can mean learning new ways to respond to anxiety, managing attention and organization challenges, or finding ways to grieve and adjust after loss. People meet Cathy for straightforward, compassionate help.
Sessions aim to reduce overwhelming feelings and build routines that support daily life. The focus is on small steps that add up to real change over time.
Cathy lists 12 ways of working on the entry:
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
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
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Eating and food-related issues
- First responder issues
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Mood disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | LMHC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 29 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Washington |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches in online sessions
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and trying different behaviors to change mood and reactions. It is often used for anxiety, depression, and stress because it teaches practical skills that can be practiced between sessions.Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, ACT, encourages noticing difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then taking action based on personal values. This approach can help with anxiety, grief, and major life changes by shifting the focus to workable steps toward what matters.
Finding the right approach is part of the online process. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. Together we try methods and adjust the plan based on what helps in real life.
Online sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is useful for full, face-to-face conversation. Phone calls work well when bandwidth is limited or when being off camera helps. Live chat and text messaging are handy for brief check-ins, skill practice, or when a shorter touchpoint fits a busy day. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or travel schedules.
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