About Catherine
Catherine Flores is a licensed clinical social worker in Texas with 17 years of experience helping people through major life challenges. She earned a Master of Social Work from Loyola University Chicago and has spent nearly two decades supporting people facing addiction, mood struggles, relationship problems, trauma, and medical stressors. Her approach is warm and down-to-earth.
She focuses on building a non-judgmental space where people can talk honestly about what is hard.
Background and approach
Sessions aim to help clients gain clarity, try new coping skills, and make practical changes that fit their lives. Catherine uses a mix of well-tested techniques to meet individual needs. She blends strategies that help change unhelpful thinking with work on emotions and interpersonal patterns.
She also draws on motivational methods when people want support making big behavior shifts. Therapy with her emphasizes collaboration and realistic goals. Conversations are tailored to each person, so plans look different depending on the situation.
Her style is supportive but straightforward - focused on small steps that add up. Outside of work, she lives in the Houston area with her husband, twin sons, and two Dachshunds. That background shapes a practical, family-aware perspective on everyday stress and parenting concerns.
She aims to walk alongside people as they move through difficult periods toward growth.
Evidence-based approaches and online care
Many of the techniques Catherine uses focus on changing unhelpful thoughts, strengthening motivation to change, and building emotion regulation skills. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people identify and shift patterns of thinking that feed anxiety or depression, which can reduce distress and improve daily functioning. Motivational Interviewing is a collaborative way to explore ambivalence and strengthen a person’s own reasons for change when facing addictions or health behavior goals. Dialectical Behavior Therapy offers practical skills for managing intense emotions, improving interpersonal effectiveness, and reducing impulsive reactions.Choosing the right approach is a team effort. Catherine works together with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and daily life. She adjusts the plan over time so sessions stay relevant and useful.
Online therapy offers several practical benefits. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when schedules or travel make in-person visits difficult. Phone sessions can work well when bandwidth is low or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging offer flexible ways to touch base between sessions or for people who prefer written communication. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into busy routines and to maintain consistency over time.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also works with
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Sleeping disorders
- Trauma and abuse
- Experience
- 17 years
- Licensed
- Texas
- Languages
- English