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Catherine Stewart

Therapist · Texas

LCSW in Texas - stress and trauma

Catherine Stewart
Credentials
LCSW
License
LCSW, Texas · 112311
NPI
1679242812
Experience
6 years
Languages
English
Location
Texas
  • Emotionally-Focused Therapy
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
  • Attachment work

About Catherine

Catherine Stewart is an LCSW licensed in Texas with six years of clinical experience. She works with people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, family issues, trauma and abuse, grief, and attention concerns. Sessions are conducted in English and aim to help clients manage difficult feelings and everyday struggles.

She uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy as one of her stated approaches to help people name and respond to strong emotions that can feel confusing. She also draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to look at patterns of thoughts and behaviors, and on Attachment-Based Therapy to understand how early relationships shape current reactions.

In sessions she focuses on practical conversation and problem solving. She helps people talk through what is happening, try small changes, and notice what shifts. She also uses motivational interviewing and solution-focused techniques when clients want clear, short-term goals.

Catherine has worked with people facing a wide range of life stresses, including caregiving strain, chronic illness, adoption and foster care issues, and relationship communication problems. She also supports people managing co-occurring concerns such as chronic pain, cancer, or developmental differences.

Her practical approach aims to make sessions straightforward and useful. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first appointment through the site. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

Approaches used in online sessions

Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people identify and name intense emotions and attend to how those emotions shape behavior. It can be useful for moments when feelings feel overwhelming or hard to describe. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at early relationship patterns and how they affect current ways of relating and reacting. It can help people see recurring relationship habits and try new responses. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy works with thoughts and behaviors, offering concrete techniques to test unhelpful beliefs and build different habits.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with clients to choose which methods fit best for their needs, goals, and preferences. That means methods may shift over time as progress and priorities change.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current session options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life - for example by reducing travel time, allowing shorter check-ins, or making it simpler to join during a lunch break. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises, homework, and conversation to work well across different session setups, and Catherine uses practical techniques to help clients apply changes between meetings.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Additional focus areas

Adoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeBlended family issuesCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameHIV / AIDSHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityLife purposeMood disordersPanic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPost-traumatic stressProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Sexual assault and abuseSexualityWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Experience

6+ years

Listed in

Texas

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she help with?

She works with stress, anxiety, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, and attention concerns. Additional focus areas include caregiver stress, chronic illness, adoption and foster care issues, and communication problems.

What is her therapeutic approach like?

She uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy alongside CBT, attachment-based ideas, motivational interviewing, and solution-focused methods. The work is conversational and goal-oriented when clients want practical steps.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has six years of professional work experience as a licensed clinical social worker. That experience includes a range of stress and trauma-related concerns.

Where is she licensed and practicing?

She is an LCSW licensed in Texas and provides services from that state. Sessions and credentials are described using that licensure.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

Does she work with international clients?

International clients are not currently accepted.

How are sessions priced?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. Specific pricing details are provided during the booking process.

How do I begin working with her?

Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session. That starts the intake and scheduling process.

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