About Cathryn
Cathryn Ahanonu is a licensed social worker in Wyoming with 15 years of experience. She draws on that background to help people facing stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and the fallout from trauma and abuse. Her style is warm and interactive and she aims to meet people where they are.
Cathryn focuses on practical, understandable strategies rather than labels. She listens first, then helps shape a plan that fits each person’s life and goals.
Background and approach
Sessions cover coping skills for mood and anxiety, support for parenting and family problems, and ways to manage anger, addiction concerns, and changes like seasonal mood shifts. She also addresses complex responses to trauma, self-harm struggles, and issues common to young adults. Cathryn uses a mix of approaches to help people notice unhelpful patterns, build strengths, and manage intense emotions.
She integrates tools from cognitive and behavioral methods with skills for emotional regulation. People can expect direct, respectful conversation in a collaborative format. The therapist avoids stigmatizing language and works with clients to set realistic steps forward.
Sessions are tailored so the plan evolves as progress is made. Cathryn practices in Wyoming and offers services in English. She accepts international clients and can work via several online formats to fit a client’s schedule and needs.
How Cathryn’s Approaches Work Online
Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening and shaping sessions around each person’s needs. It focuses on empathy, respect, and helping people feel heard while they sort out goals and priorities.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at thoughts and actions that keep problems going. It teaches simple exercises to test negative thoughts and build new habits for mood and anxiety management.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, provides clear skills for managing strong emotions and improving relationships. DBT is useful when emotions feel overwhelming or when someone struggles with impulsive behaviors.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with clients about their needs, goals, and preferences, and together they will try methods that fit. Plans are adjusted as progress is made so therapy stays practical and relevant.
Online sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is useful for conversations that need face-to-face interaction, while phone calls use less bandwidth and can fit into a busy day. Live chat and messaging offer shorter check-ins and ongoing support between longer appointments. These options give flexibility so therapy can fit real life and changing schedules.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
Also works with
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family problems
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Mood disorders
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 15 years
- Licensed
- Wyoming
- Languages
- English