About Catherine
Catherine Harris is an LCSW who helps people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, or life transitions. She works with clients who struggle with attention, follow-through, self-doubt, or workplace challenges. Her style is practical and direct, so sessions tend to focus on steps you can use right away.
Catherine draws on 18 years in mental health to shape clear plans that fit each person’s life. She emphasizes understanding how an individual’s brain and habits work, then building simple systems to improve daily functioning.
Background and approach
Expect goal-focused conversations and workable tools rather than long analysis of the past. Her areas of focus include ADHD, executive functioning, self-esteem, depression, trauma and compassion fatigue. She also addresses body image, communication problems, guilt and shame, isolation, life purpose, and workplace issues.
Catherine blends evidence-informed approaches to match what a person needs in the moment. Sessions often look like active coaching. The work includes observing what’s happening, experimenting with new routines, and tracking small wins to build momentum.
Clients learn to set flexible goals, reduce daily friction, and use their natural strengths to improve follow-through. Beyond one-on-one work, Catherine has experience mentoring therapists and leading mental health programs. That background informs practical strategies grounded in real-world experience, not abstract theory.
Her goal is to help people move from doubt to more steady self-trust.
Therapies for building skills online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice difficult thoughts without getting stuck in them, then pick actions that match their values. It can be useful for anxiety, low motivation, and shifting patterns that hold someone back.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and testing new behaviors to change how someone feels and functions. It is practical for anxiety, depression, and problems with follow-through or procrastination.
Finding the right approach is part of the work and will be collaborative. The therapist will talk with clients about goals and try methods that fit their needs and preferences, adjusting plans as progress and feedback arrive.
Online sessions offer flexibility for people with busy schedules or limited local options. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual cues matter. Phone sessions can be a lighter option with lower bandwidth needs. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for short check-ins, tracking progress, and staying connected between longer sessions. Together these formats let clients practice new skills in their everyday settings and maintain momentum even when schedules change.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
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Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 18 years
- Licensed
- Illinois
- Languages
- English