- Strengths-based
- Mindfulness oriented
- Values focused
About Cathryn
Cathryn Charette is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) working in California. She brings five years of clinical experience and a humanistic outlook that focuses on a person’s strengths and capacity to grow. Cathryn aims to help people make sense of their feelings, build self-awareness, and find practical ways to handle stressful or painful situations.
Her work centers on helping people understand their motivations, set healthier boundaries, and strengthen self-esteem. She emphasizes mindfulness and self-compassion as tools for responding to life’s ups and downs. Cathryn describes recovery from past hurts as a learning process that can lead to greater emotional resilience.
She draws on several evidence-informed approaches to guide sessions, including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, attachment-focused ideas, client-centered work, cognitive behavioral techniques, and dialectical behavior skills. These are used to address concerns like anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship and intimacy issues, addictions, grief, and parenting stress.
Cathryn also pays attention to related challenges such as body image, codependency, caregiver stress, chronic illness, and ADHD. She frames therapy as collaborative and practical, aimed at helping people make choices that match their values and everyday life.
Her style is patient, nonjudgmental, and supportive. People who want a therapist who listens, helps them develop personal insight, and practices mindfulness-informed skills may find her approach a good fit.
How her approaches guide online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people clarify what matters to them and take small steps toward those values while learning to let difficult thoughts pass. It suits worries, depression, compulsive behaviors, and life transitions. Attachment-Based Therapy centers on how early and current relationships shape expectations and emotional responses; it helps people who want to repair trust, improve closeness, or understand patterns in relationships.Finding the right approach is part of the therapy process. Cathryn will work with each person to figure out which methods match their goals, needs, and style. That choice is collaborative and can shift as progress unfolds.
If you are considering online therapy, confirm the session options before booking since formats were not specified in the biography. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. It can also make some homework and skill practice simpler to implement between meetings. Licensed professionals can adapt ACT and attachment-focused work to an online setting so people can learn mindfulness, values-based action, and relationship skills from their usual routines.
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Experience
5+ years
Credentials
California
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address?
Cathryn works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, addictions, parenting and family-related stress. She also addresses body image, self-esteem, ADHD, and compassion fatigue.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
She uses a humanistic, strengths-based style that encourages self-awareness and mindfulness. Sessions emphasize practical steps, values-driven choices, and building healthier boundaries.
What is her background and experience?
She has five years of clinical experience and a background in humanistic psychology. Her work blends professional practice with evidence-informed methods.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She is a California LMFT, which stands for licensed marriage and family therapist, and practices in California.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Are international clients supported?
She is not accepting international clients at this time.
How are costs handled?
Fees vary by location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin therapy with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.