Catherine Lorino, LSCSW, LCSW

Catherine Lorino is a licensed social worker who uses practical, skill-based therapy to help people manage stress and emotional challenges. She brings 30 years of clinical experience and a straightforward style that focuses on real-life problems and solutions.

She commonly helps with anxiety, depression, mood disorders, and bipolar concerns. Catherine also addresses relationship strain, parenting stress, addiction-related issues, trauma and abuse, eating and sleeping problems, anger, and low self-esteem. She listens first, then works with each person to set clear, achievable goals.

Catherine combines cognitive behavioral techniques with acceptance and commitment ideas and attachment-informed work. She also draws on dialectical behavior methods and the Gottman approach when relationship skills are needed. Sessions focus on learning practical tools, changing unhelpful thinking and behavior, and building healthier patterns over time.

Her background includes community mental health, special education settings, and service in the United States Army. She has led trainings for schools and community groups and has experience designing behavior programs for students with special needs. That mix of clinical and educational work shapes a problem-solving approach in therapy.

People who choose Catherine can expect a collaborative, down-to-earth process. She explains options clearly and helps people try skills between sessions. The aim is to reduce overwhelm, improve communication, and restore a sense of control over everyday life.

How Catherine applies evidence-based approaches online

CBT, or cognitive behavioral therapy, focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors to reduce anxiety, depression, and stress. Sessions practice new ways of thinking, test small behavior changes, and include homework between meetings to build skills. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them while clarifying personal values and committed action steps to move forward. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how relationships and early connections shape patterns today and teaches new ways to connect and respond in close relationships.

Choosing the right approach is a team effort. Catherine works with each person to decide which methods fit best based on their goals, history, and daily life. That collaborative planning can include trying techniques from more than one approach and adjusting as progress is made.

Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video lets people work face-to-face when discussion and skill demonstration are useful. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for brief check-ins. Chat and messaging support ongoing work between meetings and can fit into busy schedules. These options help people keep therapy consistent while balancing work, family, and other obligations.