- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
About Catherine
Catherine Allen is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Tennessee with seven years of experience in mental health work. She meets people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strains, parenting struggles, grief, trauma and abuse, and issues with anger and intimacy. She also supports people managing ADHD and life changes.
She began her career working three years toward licensure while providing direct therapeutic support, then practiced five years as a licensed counselor. Catherine uses straightforward, person-focused sessions where the client leads much of the conversation. She emphasizes respect for each person and practical steps that can be tried between sessions.
Catherine combines client-centered talking with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Solution-Focused Therapy. That means she listens for how thoughts and behaviors connect, and helps identify small, testable changes that can reduce stress and reactivity. She sometimes draws on existential themes to help people find clearer meaning when life feels confusing.
She describes her faith as a personal lens rather than a therapy directive, and she does not use counseling to promote religious belief. People from varied backgrounds and beliefs have worked with her; she aims to build rapport before agreeing on the plan and goals.
Sessions typically focus on concrete skills - noticing triggers, changing patterns of thinking, and practicing new responses. Catherine encourages practical homework and short experiments between meetings to track what helps. If someone prefers a different pace, she adjusts the session to fit their needs.
How Catherine’s approaches translate to online sessions
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and responding to what matters most to the client. Online meetings let a therapist follow a person's concerns and reflect them back, which helps spot patterns that fuel anger and resentment. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect. In online work, CBT often means identifying unhelpful thoughts, trying short in-session experiments, and assigning brief tasks to practice between sessions. Solution-Focused Therapy concentrates on practical steps and quick experiments that move toward specific goals. That approach is well suited to short, targeted online conversations where progress is tracked week to week.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Catherine collaborates with each person to decide which methods fit their goals, needs, and preferences. She will suggest options, reflect on how they feel in sessions, and adjust the plan as progress is tracked.
The original biography does not list specific online session formats, so please confirm current session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. It also supports practical homework between meetings, letting clients test small changes in everyday settings and bring results back to discuss.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
7+ years
Listed in
Tennessee
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
Catherine works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and parenting concerns, grief, trauma and abuse, intimacy issues, anger, and ADHD.
What is her basic therapy style?
She uses a client-centered style that listens first, then applies practical techniques from CBT and Solution-Focused Therapy to try small changes.
How much experience does she have?
She has seven years of combined experience, including three years before licensure and five years practicing as an LPC.
Where is she licensed and practicing?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in Tennessee and provides services from that state.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working together?
Choose the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.