Catherine Valentine is an Illinois Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) with 25 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, and depression.
01About Catherine
Catherine Valentine is an Illinois Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) with 25 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, and depression. She focuses on practical steps that make day-to-day life feel more manageable. She works with concerns like addiction, trauma, sleep problems, and relationship or intimacy-related issues.
Her approach is straightforward and collaborative. Catherine treats each person as the expert on their life and looks for strengths to build on.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on concrete skills, clearer thinking, and realistic goals you can use between meetings. Catherine uses methods from acceptance and commitment therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, client-centered work, and mindfulness. She blends tools to match what each person needs, ranging from coping skills for anxiety to emotion-regulation strategies for anger and mood concerns.
Over her career she has supported people facing major life changes, family-of-origin issues, caregiver stress, chronic illness, and the fallout from divorce or domestic violence. She also addresses challenges tied to aging, body image, and first responder stress. Sessions can be paced to fit personal schedules and goals.
Catherine emphasizes small, steady changes and practical ways to improve daily functioning. The work is aimed at helping people feel more capable, present, and connected to what matters to them.
02Credentials
- LCPC (Illinois)
- License 180006177 · expires March 2027
- NPI
- 1205062593 · national provider identifier
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03Focus areas and approaches
Everything Catherine lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Methods Catherine names
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
These are the methods Catherine names on their own professional profile. Naming an approach is not evidence of training or certification in it, and this directory checks no training records. Ask directly if it matters to you.
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04Online support
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then take actions that match their values; it can be useful for anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors, guiding practical exercises to reduce symptoms like worry, low mood, and sleep problems. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to calm the body and steady the mind, which supports stress management and emotion regulation.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will collaborate with each person to pick and combine methods that match their goals, preferences, and day-to-day demands. This makes sessions more useful and tailored, and it allows adjustments as progress is made.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions let people see facial expressions and practice skills in real time. Phone meetings use less bandwidth when video isn’t practical, while live chat and messaging provide quick check-ins and short reflections during busy days. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or health-related schedules while keeping a regular connection with a licensed professional.
05Questions people ask
What kinds of problems does she help with?
Catherine supports people facing stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, depression, and addiction. She also works with relationship concerns, trauma and abuse, sleep problems, parenting strain, anger, bipolar concerns, and ADHD-related issues.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is collaborative and down-to-earth. She treats each person as an expert on their life and focuses on small, practical steps that can be used between sessions.
What experience does she bring to sessions?
She has 25 years of professional work experience helping people with a wide range of emotional and life challenges. That background guides an approach rooted in real-world solutions.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is an IL LCPC and practices in Illinois.
Which languages are supported during sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people from other countries work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted; she works with clients located in Illinois.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, offering different ways to stay connected between meetings.
How does cost and scheduling work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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