- Strengths-based approach
- Practical coping skills
- Values-focused work
About Catherine
Catherine Sechrist is a licensed counselor who helps people manage stress, anxiety, grief, and major life changes. She also supports people dealing with eating and sleeping concerns, self-esteem struggles, workplace strain, and money and financial issues. Catherine brings nine years of clinical experience to sessions and emphasizes a strengths-based, collaborative style.
She begins by listening closely to what matters most to each person. Therapy focuses on practical steps and coping skills clients can use between sessions. Catherine draws on a mix of approaches so she can tailor the work to the clients needs rather than using a single method for everyone.
Sessions often include clear goals, short-term strategies, and skills practice for handling anxiety, panic, or obsessions and compulsions. For people facing caregiving, end-of-life concerns, or first responder stress, she can address grief, compassion fatigue, and difficult emotions that come with those roles.
Catherine uses techniques from acceptance-based work, cognitive behavioral strategies, dialectical behavior methods, client-centered listening, and solution-focused planning. The result is practical, goal-oriented therapy that still honors each person's values and pace.
She works in Pennsylvania and conducts sessions in English. To start, prospective clients complete a brief matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.
How therapeutic approaches shape online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice painful thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then clarify what matters most and take small actions toward those values. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and practicing different responses, which can ease anxiety, panic, or mood concerns. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening, empathy, and collaborating at the client's pace to build trust and confidence.Choosing the right approach is a shared process. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and then try methods that fit those aims. Adjustments are made as work progresses so the approach matches what helps most in day-to-day life.
Confirm the current session options before booking, since the biography does not list specific formats. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule by reducing travel time and allowing sessions during breaks or between commitments. It also supports flexible pacing - shorter check-ins or focused skill practice can be scheduled when people need them. Licensed professionals can use these approaches effectively in remote sessions, and the focus remains on practical skills, problem-solving, and steady progress toward the client's goals.
Areas of focus
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
Catherine supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and coping with life changes. She also addresses eating and sleeping issues, self-esteem, workplace stress, and money and financial issues.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She uses a strengths-based, collaborative style and focuses on practical steps and skills. Sessions aim to set clear goals and build tools clients can use between appointments.
How much experience does she have?
She has nine years of experience as a therapist working with a variety of concerns, including trauma, grief, and compassion fatigue.
What credentials and region are listed?
She holds LPC and LPMHC credentials and is located in Pennsylvania.
Are sessions available in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are used?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as formats are not specified in the biography.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to work with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.