Catherine Harris, LCSW
Licensed in Illinois · 18 years in practice
Catherine Harris is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and challenges with attention and follow-through.
License and registration
- LCSW, Illinois
- 149.017438 · expires November 2027
- NPI
- 1962756718 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 18
- Languages
- English
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About Catherine
Catherine Harris is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and challenges with attention and follow-through. She brings 18 years of experience to each session and focuses on practical ways to build confidence and get unstuck. Catherine uses clear, goal-focused work rather than long, abstract analysis.
Sessions tend to look like problem-solving meetings where clients and she set realistic steps and test what works. She explains strategies in everyday terms so people can use them right away.
Background and approach
Her background includes years mentoring other clinicians and leading mental health programs. That experience informs how she selects methods and structures treatment plans for real-life results. Clients can expect an approach that balances clinical knowledge with practical coaching-style support.
Catherine practices approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Client-Centered Therapy, plus mindfulness and motivational interviewing. These methods are applied in simple ways to improve routines, reduce friction, and strengthen communication skills. Work often centers on executive functioning, self-esteem, workplace issues, and coping with life changes.
The focus is on building systems that fit each person’s habits and needs so progress is easier to keep up. Sessions are offered in English from Illinois. Catherine accepts international clients and uses a mix of video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to meet different scheduling needs.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Catherine lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- ADHD
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Body image
- Communication problems
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
Approaches Catherine names
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Systemic Therapy
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Online support
How evidence-based approaches work online
Catherine often uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in straightforward ways. ACT focuses on clarifying values and taking steps that matter despite difficult thoughts, which can help with anxiety, low motivation, and life transitions. CBT looks at thoughts and behaviors to find small changes that reduce symptoms like worry, avoidance, and negative self-talk.She also uses Client-Centered Therapy to keep sessions collaborative and responsive to each person’s needs. That means the therapist and client decide together which approaches to try and adjust plans based on what helps most. Finding the right mix of methods is treated as a shared process rather than a one-size-fits-all plan.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video is useful for deeper conversation and visual cues, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or messaging can support shorter check-ins or ongoing coaching between sessions. These options give flexibility for scheduling, pace, and how much contact someone wants between sessions.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does Catherine work with?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, ADHD and problems with follow-through. Additional focuses include self-esteem, workplace issues, trauma and coping with life changes.
What is her therapy style like?
Her style is direct and practical. Sessions often feel like active coaching with short-term goals and experiments to see what works.
How much experience does she have?
Catherine has 18 years of experience in the mental health field, including clinical work, program leadership, and mentoring other therapists.
What are her credentials and location?
She is an LCSW - Licensed Clinical Social Worker - practicing from Illinois.
Which languages are supported and can international clients connect?
Sessions are offered in English, and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions are provided through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
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