Catherine Duthie, LCPC

Catherine Duthie is a licensed clinical professional counselor (LCPC) practicing in Maine with 18 years of experience. She helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, addiction, depression, trauma, and major life changes. Her approach is practical and goal-focused, and she meets people where they are in their journey.

Catherine draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and client-centered methods to help people notice patterns in thinking and behavior. She uses motivational interviewing to support readiness for change and trauma-focused ideas when past harm affects daily life. Sessions are straightforward and geared toward skills people can use between meetings.

Her background includes a Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology with a concentration in Substance Abuse/Addictions from Antioch University in Keene, New Hampshire, and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the University of Southern Maine. She has worked in community mental health, a medical center, and a hospital setting, bringing experience with co-occurring disorders and integrative care.

Catherine often helps people facing relationship strain, parenting stress, grief, workplace challenges, and identity-related concerns including LGBT and multicultural issues. She also addresses anger, eating struggles, bipolar challenges, and compassion fatigue. The focus is on practical tools, relapse prevention, and clearer decision-making.

Outside work she enjoys running, kayaking, swimming, and reading, and values time with her daughter. She encourages clients to share where they have been and to define where they want to go next.

How Catherine’s Approaches Work Online

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors. Online sessions let Catherine guide clients through exercises and homework that build everyday coping skills and reduce symptoms like anxiety and depression.

Client-centered work emphasizes listening and understanding each person’s priorities. In virtual meetings she follows the client’s lead, reflecting concerns and helping set goals that feel meaningful and realistic.

Motivational interviewing supports readiness for change by exploring ambivalence and strengthening motivation. This approach is useful for addictions, relapse prevention, and any situation where change feels difficult.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Catherine discusses goals, past efforts, and preferences, and then recommends a way forward. That plan can be adjusted as progress or needs change so the work stays relevant and collaborative.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for deeper conversation and skill coaching, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat and messaging work well for brief check-ins or when a written reflection helps. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family, or other responsibilities.