New to Grow
I'm Cat, a Licensed Independent Social Worker and Certified Clinical Trauma Professional. In our work together, I use trauma-informed, attachment-based approaches, including somatic techniques, and DBT skills, to help you feel more grounded, safe, and confident in yourself and your relationships. For clients who desire it, I can integrate Biblical counseling. A space to explore how God's presence, grace, and Truth can support a full life. My hope is that therapy feels like a place where you are comfortable enough to let your guard down, take what you need, and use it as you please for the life you want to live.
In our first session together, here's what you can expect
In our first session I want to hear you! You probably have a lot to get off your chest or figure out and I want to know what that is. Sometimes clients are comfortable sharing and directing that first session completely other times they want specific questions and to be led through the process. I'll take my cue from you and do what we need, to understand where we need to go in the sessions to come!
The biggest strengths that I bring into our sessions
I really believe that my personal and professional background have collided together in such a way that I am able to walk alongside people in some of life's most difficult moments. I have seen survivors of sex-trafficking put away fear and strategies of survival that kept them enslaved. I have seen young women strengthen their resolve in their God given abilities and walk more boldly into a new normal. I have seen mothers avoiding the mirror, their own thoughts, and their partners lean into the discomfort and give honor to what they had deemed dishonorable.
The clients I'm best positioned to serve
I love working with women, especially mothers, who grew up in complicated or painful environments and want to understand how those experiences are still showing up in their lives today. Not to get stuck or over think the past, but to have a foundation of compassion and a clear path to move forward. Many of my clients are thoughtful and extremely capable women who feel overwhelmed, disconnected, or hard on themselves and are ready for something to feel different.
Trauma Informed Care
I'm a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional who uses somatic techniques, attachment theory, DBT, and other evidenced-based approaches to help you feel at home in your body, build heathier relationships, and move forward with greater confidence.
Christian Counseling
I have over 10 years of experience providing guidance and support to Clients and Leaders from a Biblical worldview.