Catherine Barbour , LCSW - Therapist in Florida

Strengths-based approach
Solution-focused tools
Trauma-informed care

About Catherine

Catherine Barbour is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Florida. She draws on four years of clinical experience and a practical, strengths-based style to help people manage stress, anxiety, grief, and major life changes.

Catherine uses clear, goal-focused work to help clients sort through immediate problems. She blends client-centered listening with solution-focused strategies. Cognitive Behavioral ideas are used when unhelpful thoughts and daily habits are getting in the way.

Her background includes outdoor therapeutic programs for teens, in-home counseling, and work as a medical social worker. Those roles shaped her approach to complex situations like chronic illness, caregiver stress, and grief after a loss.

Catherine also supports people dealing with trauma and abuse, substance use concerns, mood disorders such as bipolar, and ADHD-related challenges. She works with parenting stress, blended family issues, and family communication problems to make daily life more manageable.

In the first sessions she learns what matters most and helps set clear, realistic goals. Therapy sessions are collaborative and focused on practical steps clients can try between meetings. She encourages building on existing strengths and creating small changes that add up over time.

How Catherine's approaches translate to online work

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and building on what already works for a person; it helps when someone needs space to be heard and to set personal goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts and routines affect mood and behavior and offers practical exercises to change unhelpful patterns. Trauma-Focused Therapy concentrates on understanding and reducing the impact of traumatic events, and on developing strategies for feeling safer and more grounded.

Deciding which approach to use is a team effort. Catherine will work with each person to identify priorities, try methods that fit their goals, and adjust approaches as progress is made. The plan is tailored to needs and may blend elements from different approaches to match what works best.

Confirm the session formats offered before booking to know how sessions will be delivered. Online therapy can make it easier to fit meetings into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when a full session isn't needed. It also lets people continue work on grief, stress, trauma, and coping with natural or human-caused disaster from wherever they are while maintaining a consistent schedule.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyFamily conflictsAnger managementSelf esteem Depression

Also works with

Addictions Trauma and abuse GriefParenting issuesBipolar disorderCoping with life changes Compassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

Blended family issuesCaregiver issues and stress Chronic pain, illness, and disability Communication problems Coping with natural or human-caused disasterEmptinessFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shame Hospice and end-of-life counseling Isolation / loneliness Life purpose Mood disorders Panic disorder and panic attacksSelf-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Existential TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

4+ years

Credentials

Florida

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What issues does Catherine commonly address?

She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, addictions, bipolar disorder, and ADHD-related challenges, among other concerns.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

Catherine uses a client-centered, strengths-based approach combined with solution-focused methods and Cognitive Behavioral ideas to set practical goals and address daily habits and thoughts.

What is her professional background?

She has four years of clinical experience and has worked in outdoor therapeutic programs, in-home counseling, and as a medical social worker in a hospital system.

Where is she licensed and practicing?

She holds a Licensed Clinical Social Worker credential (LCSW) in Florida and practices in that state.

Can sessions be conducted in languages other than English?

Sessions are offered in English.

Are international clients accepted for remote work?

She does not accept international clients at this time.

How are fees and payment handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

What are the first steps to begin therapy?

Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.