- Humanistic approach
- Mindful self-awareness
- Values centered work
About Cathryn
Cathryn Charette is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) practicing in California. She draws on five years of clinical experience to help people who are feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or grieving. Her work emphasizes strengths, self-awareness, and building practical skills for day-to-day life.
She takes a humanistic approach that centers each person’s experience and values. Sessions focus on understanding motivations, clarifying personal values, and learning how to respond to life events with more intention. Cathryn encourages practices like mindfulness and self-compassion to help people manage stress and anxiety and to grow a more stable sense of self.
In therapy she helps people repair patterns that started in childhood or earlier relationships. That can include attachment wounds, abandonment concerns, or difficulty with trust and boundaries. She also supports people facing grief, addiction struggles, chronic illness, or changes that come with aging and caregiving.
Cathryn blends clinical methods with a warm, nonjudgmental stance. She uses evidence-based tools alongside conversations about meaning and purpose. The goal is to help people make clearer decisions, improve relationships, and build daily habits that reflect their values.
She works with a wide range of concerns including depression, trauma, eating and body image issues, ADHD, intimacy and communication problems, and compassion fatigue. Sessions aim to be collaborative, practical, and paced to each person’s needs.
She takes a humanistic approach that centers each person’s experience and values. Sessions focus on understanding motivations, clarifying personal values, and learning how to respond to life events with more intention. Cathryn encourages practices like mindfulness and self-compassion to help people manage stress and anxiety and to grow a more stable sense of self.
In therapy she helps people repair patterns that started in childhood or earlier relationships. That can include attachment wounds, abandonment concerns, or difficulty with trust and boundaries. She also supports people facing grief, addiction struggles, chronic illness, or changes that come with aging and caregiving.
Cathryn blends clinical methods with a warm, nonjudgmental stance. She uses evidence-based tools alongside conversations about meaning and purpose. The goal is to help people make clearer decisions, improve relationships, and build daily habits that reflect their values.
She works with a wide range of concerns including depression, trauma, eating and body image issues, ADHD, intimacy and communication problems, and compassion fatigue. Sessions aim to be collaborative, practical, and paced to each person’s needs.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
AddictionsLGBTFamily conflictsIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCoping with life changesCompassion fatigueADHD
Additional focus areas
AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFertility issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPost-traumatic stressPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyImago Relationship TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy
Experience
5+ years
Credentials
California
Languages
English
How therapeutic approaches shape online care
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and testing new behaviors to reduce symptoms like anxiety and depression. It uses clear steps and practical exercises that translate well to remote sessions.Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, called ACT, helps people clarify what matters to them and take small, committed actions toward those values while learning to live with difficult thoughts and feelings. It is useful for coping with grief, chronic stress, and life changes.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Cathryn will help clients choose or blend methods based on their goals, needs, and preferences. That decision is collaborative and can be adjusted as therapy proceeds.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce time spent traveling. Therapists often adapt exercises, homework, and mindfulness practices to suit remote sessions so progress can continue even when meeting virtually.
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns can be addressed in therapy?
Cathryn works with many issues including stress, anxiety, grief, depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, eating and body image, ADHD, intimacy and relationship concerns, and caregiver strain.
What is her style and therapeutic approach?
She uses a humanistic, client-centered style that emphasizes strengths, self-awareness, and mindfulness. She combines that stance with evidence-based approaches like ACT, CBT, DBT, and attachment-focused work.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has five years of clinical experience working as a licensed marriage and family therapist in California.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She is a California LMFT and practices in California.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are session costs handled?
Cost varies based on location and therapist scheduling; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.