Catherine Diosdado, LCSW

Catherine Diosdado is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) based in New Mexico who uses practical, evidence-informed approaches to help people manage stress, anxiety, trauma, and depression. She brings 14 years of clinical work experience alongside a longer social work background. Catherine aims to meet people where they are and build on their strengths as therapy moves forward.

Her sessions center on helping people name what is hard and try small changes that make daily life easier. She leans on cognitive behavioral therapy to identify unhelpful thinking and test new behavior patterns. Mindfulness tools are used to strengthen present-moment awareness and reduce reactivity.

Catherine also draws from attachment-based and client-centered ideas to shape a collaborative process. Those approaches guide how she listens, asks questions, and supports people in exploring relationship and family concerns. Motivational interviewing helps when someone feels unsure about change and wants clearer direction.

She has worked with concerns that include relationship strain, family problems, adoption and foster care issues, grief around separation or divorce, codependency, and first responder stress. Other focus areas include dissociation, forgiveness, guilt, and mood challenges such as disruptive mood dysregulation disorder.

Catherine describes clients as the experts in their own lives and emphasizes practical steps over jargon. The first session typically includes a brief history, current challenges, and a plan for the next few meetings. She recognizes that starting therapy takes courage and offers steady support as people take those steps.