- Strengths-based
- Mindfulness practice
- Relationship focus
About Cathryn
Cathryn Charette is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) in California with five years of clinical experience. She emphasizes each person's strengths and practical skills when life feels overwhelming. Cathryn speaks plainly and focuses on helping clients make steady changes they can live with.
Her work centers on building self-awareness and mindful habits. She helps people notice their reactions, consider their values, and make choices that match what matters to them. That can look like learning emotional skills, practicing healthier boundaries, or shifting painful patterns learned long ago.
Cathryn draws on approaches such as acceptance and commitment ideas, attachment-based perspectives, and client-centered methods to guide her work. She combines these with cognitive-behavioral and emotion regulation strategies when helpful. The goal is clear: improve everyday coping, strengthen self-worth, and support better relationships with others and self.
Many clients come for stress, anxiety, grief, trauma, relationship concerns, parenting strain, or identity-related challenges. She also addresses issues like chronic illness, caregiver stress, body image, and coping with natural or human-caused disaster. Sessions focus on practical steps, insight-building, and steady skill practice rather than quick fixes.
Her style is patient, nonjudgmental, and collaborative. Cathryn asks questions, listens closely, and supports clients as they try new ways of handling problems. She encourages growth that feels manageable and respectful of each person’s values and pace.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online work
Cathryn uses acceptance and commitment ideas and attachment-informed work as core guides in therapy. Acceptance and commitment approaches encourage noticing hard thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then taking small action steps that align with personal values; this can help with anxiety, depression, and major life changes. Attachment-based work looks at early relationship patterns and how they show up now, helping people form safer, more trusting ways of relating and improving intimacy and communication.Finding the right approach is part of the therapy process. Cathryn will talk with each person about their needs and goals and together decide which methods fit best. That collaborative planning lets the work change as progress is made or new issues appear.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, reduce commuting time, and allow shorter check-ins when people need brief support between larger sessions. Therapists can adapt exercises, homework, and emotion-regulation practices to work well in remote sessions so clients keep building skills between meetings.
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Primary focus
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
5+ years
Credentials
California
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, addictions, relationship and intimacy concerns, parenting stress, and related issues like body image and ADHD.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is collaborative and nonjudgmental, combining self-awareness work, mindfulness, and practical skill-building to help people respond differently to stress and relationships.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has five years of experience working as a clinician in California.
What are her credentials and location?
She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist - LMFT - practicing in California.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are involved in getting started?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.