Catherine Valentine, LCPC

Catherine Valentine is an IL Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) with 25 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, depression, and life changes. She focuses on practical steps that make daily life easier and works with people facing relationship struggles, addiction concerns, sleep problems, anger, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and trauma-related issues. Catherine emphasizes each person as the expert in their own story and looks for strengths to build on.

Her approach is straightforward and collaborative. Sessions focus on clear goals, skills you can use between meetings, and small changes that add up. She draws on cognitive behavioral strategies to notice and shift unhelpful thinking patterns, and uses acceptance and mindfulness techniques to help people cope with hard feelings without getting stuck.

Catherine also uses client-centered methods that prioritize listening and adjusting to what each person needs in the room. For people who struggle with emotion regulation or intense distress, she incorporates DBT ideas to teach breathing, grounding, and coping skills. The result is a flexible mix of techniques tailored to the individual rather than a one-size-fits-all plan.

Catherine has worked across many settings over her 25-year career and brings that experience into routine, hands-on therapy. She invites clients to try strategies, notice what works, and change course when needed. Taking the first step can feel hard, and she aims to make the process practical and manageable.

To begin, clients follow the site workflow to match with her and schedule sessions based on availability. Sessions are conducted in English and follow the counselor's Illinois LCPC credential.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without letting them control behavior, and it supports taking action toward what matters. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting unhelpful thinking and testing new behavior to reduce symptoms and improve routine functioning. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple practices for paying attention to the present moment so distressing emotions feel more manageable.

Finding the right mix of approaches is something the client and therapist figure out together. Catherine will discuss needs, goals, and preferences and then try techniques collaboratively. She adjusts methods based on what feels helpful in early sessions and encourages testing small changes over time.

The practical benefits of online therapy can include easier scheduling and fitting sessions into a busy week. Because the exact session formats were not listed in the biography, confirm which options are available before booking. Many people find remote work helps keep continuity of care, allows shorter check-in meetings when needed, and can reduce travel time so therapy fits into daily life.