Catherine Kluge

Catherine Kluge is a Licensed Professional Counselor with a client-centered way of working. She focuses on meeting people where they are and helping them take practical steps toward the changes they want. Her style is straightforward and respectful, aimed at supporting everyday goals like managing stress, improving relationships, or coping with big life shifts.

Catherine trained at Webster University and has worked in hospitals, community mental health centers, and substance use treatment settings. Over 25 years she has supported people facing depression, anxiety, substance use, grief, bipolar mood concerns, ADHD, and parenting or relationship challenges. Divorce and separation is one of the areas she lists among her focuses.

In sessions she honors the resources people already bring and uses their personal story to find ways forward. She relies on client-centered ideas alongside cognitive behavioral tools, mindfulness practices, motivational interviewing, and narrative techniques to tailor work to each person. Conversations are practical and goal-oriented rather than overly technical.

Catherine emphasizes collaboration. Clients set the pace and priorities while she offers tools to increase day-to-day functioning and reduce distress. She encourages small, realistic steps that add up to meaningful change.

Her background includes work in varied clinical settings that inform a flexible approach. People who want clear, respectful guidance and practical strategies for coping often find this style helpful. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to therapist availability.

How Catherine’s approaches translate to online work

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and following the client's lead to build trust and practical goals. This approach helps people who want a supportive space to sort priorities and try concrete changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions and offers clear tools to shift unhelpful patterns; it often helps with anxiety, depression, panic, and mood difficulties. Mindfulness Therapy uses simple awareness exercises and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and improve attention, which can help with stress, sleep, and emotional regulation.

Choosing the best approach is part of the process. Catherine works collaboratively to figure out what methods fit a client's needs, goals, and preferences. She adapts tools over time and checks in to see what is helpful so the plan stays aligned with real life.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so please confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. They also let people try different techniques and record behavioral changes between meetings, so work in therapy can be applied directly to daily routines.