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Online therapist

Cathryn Charette

Practical therapy for parents and caregivers

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Credentials
LMFT
Experience
5 years
Licensed in
California
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Cathryn

Cathryn Charette is a licensed marriage and family therapist with five years of clinical experience in California. She draws on humanistic ideas to help people notice their strengths and build clearer, steadier ways of living. Her approach is practical and down-to-earth, aimed at small, useful changes rather than jargon or complicated plans.

Parents looking for calm, steady guidance often find this style approachable. Cathryn emphasizes self-awareness and mindfulness so people can respond instead of react.

Background and approach

She talks through how values and worldviews shape choices, and helps clients practice new habits that match those values. She also helps people learn safer boundaries and more supported ways of connecting when early caregiving was inconsistent. Her work pulls from several therapies, including acceptance and commitment methods, attachment-based ideas, and cognitive-behavioral tools.

She uses techniques that help with mood, worry, and coping when life becomes overwhelming. Sessions focus on skills that can be used between meetings, not just talk during a session. Cathryn has particular experience with stress, anxiety, grief, trauma and abuse, depression, addictions, eating and body-image concerns, parenting, and issues related to intimacy and self-esteem.

She also supports people dealing with caregiver stress, blended family dynamics, chronic illness, and ADHD. Her practice is inclusive of LGBT clients and respectful of different backgrounds. She works with people in English and practices across California as a CA LMFT 126402.

Cathryn frames therapy as a collaborative process and helps each person shape a plan that fits their life and priorities.

Therapeutic approaches and online options for busy families

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice thoughts and feelings without getting caught up in them while focusing on what matters most. It is useful for anxiety, stress, and situations where a person wants clearer direction and action tied to personal values.

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape current connections. It helps people learn safer ways of relating, repair patterns that cause distance or conflict, and build more stable bonds with others.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and daily life to choose tools that fit. This collaborative process helps shape a plan that can change as needs evolve.

Online sessions can take place by video or phone, and shorter contacts can happen via live chat or text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit therapy around parenting, work, and caregiving duties. They also let people practice skills in real time and check in between longer appointments.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

Less about arguing with difficult thoughts, more about loosening their grip and acting on what matters to you anyway. Values and committed action carry the work, which suits conversation at a distance.

Attachment-Based Therapy

Looks at how early bonds shaped what you expect from closeness, and how that plays out now with a partner, a parent, or your own children.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does she address?
Cathryn works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, addictions, eating and body-image concerns, parenting, intimacy-related problems, and self-esteem struggles.
How would you describe her therapy style?
She uses a humanistic, practical style that emphasizes self-awareness and small, usable skills. Sessions mix discussion with hands-on tools clients can use between meetings.
What is her background and experience?
She has five years of professional experience and draws from both clinical practice and evidence-based research to guide her work.
What credentials and region does she practice in?
She is a licensed marriage and family therapist in California, CA LMFT 126402, and practices within that state.
Which languages are offered in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can she work with clients outside the United States?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to provide flexible ways to connect.
How does cost and scheduling work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time; to get started select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule based on availability.

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Experience
5 years
Licensed
California
Languages
English

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