Therapist profile
Catherine Sechrist, LPC, LPMHC
Licensed Professional Counselor - Stress and parenting
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- Stress and anxiety
- Grief and life changes
- CBT and ACT methods
About Catherine
Catherine Sechrist is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Pennsylvania and a Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor (LPMHC) in Delaware with nine years of clinical experience. She helps people manage stress, anxiety, grief, life changes, parenting concerns, and related problems like sleep and eating difficulties. She also addresses workplace issues, compassion fatigue, and career questions.
Her approach mixes practical strategies and client-centered conversation. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thinking and try different behaviors. She draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to clarify values and make small changes that matter day to day. Solution-Focused techniques help set concrete goals for the next steps.
Catherine pays attention to how daily routines affect mood and functioning. She often starts with brief, manageable exercises a person can try between sessions. Sessions typically include checking recent challenges, practicing a skill, and planning a small experiment to try before the next meeting.
She has experience supporting people facing trauma and abuse, compassion fatigue, and first responder issues. She also works with eating and body image concerns, panic and phobias, obsessive-compulsive patterns, and end-of-life or hospice related distress.
People should expect straightforward, focused sessions aimed at practical change. If someone wants to try counseling, Catherine asks about current goals and daily routines, then suggests approaches that fit those aims.
How sessions work
How Catherine’s approaches translate to online work
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors. It is often used for anxiety, panic, phobias, and mood problems and translates to short exercises and homework between sessions. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps a person clarify values and take small actions aligned with those values, which can reduce avoidance and increase meaningful daily choices. Client-Centered Therapy centers on listening and reflecting so the person’s own priorities guide the work; it supports people who need time to sort through feelings and decisions.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Catherine will discuss what feels most useful, try methods together, and adjust based on how the client responds. The therapist and client decide collaboratively which strategies to use and how to pace them.
Session format details are not specified in the biography, so confirm available options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counseling into a busy day, allow for shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. They also make it possible to practice skills in real-life settings between meetings. Ask about session length and scheduling when you complete the matching questionnaire.
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Experience
9+ years
Listed in
Pennsylvania, Delaware
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, parenting concerns, sleep and eating issues, and related workplace or career problems.
How would she describe her therapeutic style?
She combines client-centered conversation with practical strategies such as CBT, ACT, DBT skills, and solution-focused techniques to set achievable goals.
How much experience does she have?
She has nine years of experience as a counselor working with a range of concerns including trauma, compassion fatigue, and body image issues.
What are her credentials and where is she licensed?
She holds LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor) and LPMHC (Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor) credentials and is licensed in Pennsylvania and Delaware.
Does she offer sessions in any language other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can she see clients who live outside the United States?
She is not currently accepting international clients.
How does cost and billing work?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What should I do to begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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