About Catherine
Catherine "Caitie" Mahaney is a licensed clinical social worker in New York with ten years of experience. She focuses on stress, anxiety, depression, parenting concerns, and compassion fatigue. Caitie speaks English and aims to make therapy straightforward and approachable for people who are worried or overwhelmed.
She uses Client-Centered Therapy to follow each person's lead and build on their strengths. She also draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people spot unhelpful thinking and try new behaviors.
Background and approach
Sessions are practical and aimed at small, doable changes rather than long lectures. Caitie has worked across varied settings over the past decade, so she is used to adjusting her approach to fit different needs. She helps people dealing with attachment struggles, communication problems, and family stress.
She also supports those facing caregiver strain, workplace issues, and challenges tied to autism or intellectual disability. In sessions she focuses on clear goals and steady progress. Parents and young adults often come for help with routines, boundaries, and improving relationships.
Caitie emphasizes listening first, then offering tools that match each person's life. Her practice uses a mix of conversation and practical exercises. People leave sessions with steps to try between meetings.
The aim is calmer days, clearer thinking, and better ways of handling difficult moments.
How her approaches translate to online therapy
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. Online sessions use conversation and simple exercises to spot unhelpful thinking and practice different responses, which can help with anxiety, low mood, and workplace stress.Client-Centered Therapy puts the person's experience first. In remote sessions the therapist follows the client's lead, reflects what they say, and helps them find their own solutions. This approach suits people who want a supportive space to sort through parenting worries, relationship stress, or caregiver strain.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist collaborates with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and daily life. That choice can shift over time as needs change, and the therapist will check in and adjust plans together.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to offer practical flexibility. Video lets people read body language and work through exercises in real time. Phone sessions can be easier when lower bandwidth or no camera is needed. Live chat and messaging suit quick check-ins, short reflections, or steady support between sessions.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
Also works with
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Intellectual disability
- Parenting issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- New York
- Languages
- English