Catherine Heil, LCSW

Licensed in Missouri · 12 years in practice

Catherine Heil is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and relationship and intimacy issues.

License and registration

LCSW, Missouri: 2011014259 · expires September 2026
NPI: 1144236076 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 12
Languages: English

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About Catherine

Catherine Heil is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and relationship and intimacy issues. She also supports people working through addiction, grief, parenting strain, ADHD, and big life changes. Catherine brings 12 years of clinical experience to her online practice and speaks English.

She takes a warm, straightforward approach in sessions. Conversations focus on small, practical steps people can try between meetings. Catherine listens first, then helps clients choose tools that fit their goals and daily life.

Background and approach

Catherine draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to uncover unhelpful thinking patterns and replace them with more useful responses. She uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy ideas to help people notice what matters most to them and take action toward those values. Motivational interviewing and solution-focused strategies are used to set achievable short-term goals.

Her background includes years working in inpatient and outpatient settings and experience in correctional institutions. That mix informs a pragmatic style that aims to be useful from the first session. Catherine earned a Master of Social Work from the University of Missouri, Columbia, and holds a Missouri Licensed Clinical Social Worker credential.

Sessions are geared toward clear, doable goals such as reducing panic, improving sleep, curbing compulsive behaviors, or repairing intimacy. She helps people practice new skills until they feel more natural. If you want a therapist who explains options simply and helps you try them, Catherine offers guided, goal-minded care.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Catherine lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Trauma and abuse
Anger management
Self esteem
Depression
Addictions
Relationship issues
Grief
Intimacy-related issues
Eating disorders
Parenting issues
Bipolar disorder
Coping with life changes
Compassion fatigue
ADHD
Abandonment
Antisocial personality
Avoidant personality
BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
Codependency
Control issues
Forgiveness
Guilt and shame
Infidelity
Life purpose
Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
Post-traumatic stress
Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
Sex addiction
Sexual assault and abuse
Sexual dysfunction

Approaches Catherine names

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Online support

Practical approaches for online healing

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people spot thinking patterns that lead to unwanted emotions and behaviors and then try new responses. It is often used for anxiety, depression, obsessions, and many stress-related problems.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy focuses on clarifying personal values and taking small steps toward them, even when uncomfortable feelings remain. This approach can help with trauma recovery, life transitions, and persistent worry.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their goals and preferences, and adjust the plan as progress is made.

Online sessions are offered by licensed professionals using video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is useful for deeper conversations and visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and messaging fit brief check-ins, quick skill practice, or times when writing feels more natural. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and try methods that work between sessions.

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Questions people ask

What kinds of problems can Catherine help with?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship and intimacy issues, and a range of addictions and compulsive behaviors. Other focuses include grief, parenting strain, ADHD, and coping with life changes.

How would you describe her therapy style?

The approach is warm and client-centered while staying goal oriented and practical. Sessions focus on clear steps and skills clients can try between meetings.

What is her professional background?

She has 12 years of clinical experience in inpatient and outpatient mental health and has also worked in correctional settings. That variety informs a pragmatic, hands-on way of working.

Where is she licensed and based?

She holds a Missouri Licensed Clinical Social Worker credential and practices from Missouri.

Which languages are supported in sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can people outside the United States work with her?

She does not accept international clients.

What session formats are available?

She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.

How do I start working with her and what does cost look like?

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