Cait Farrell , LCPC

Cait Farrell is a Maine licensed counselor who focuses on women's issues and related struggles such as stress, anxiety, and relationship concerns. She brings 18 years of professional experience and aims to make the first step toward change feel manageable and clear.

Cait centers sessions on each person's story and strengths. She treats clients as experts on their own lives and helps them use personal resources to face challenges. Conversations are practical and grounded in everyday life rather than abstract theory.

Her work addresses a wide range of concerns. These include family conflict, self-esteem and motivation, grief, trauma and abuse, addictions, and problems with sleeping or eating. She also helps people dealing with career questions, anger, ADHD, bipolar disorder, and issues related to intimacy and sexual orientation such as LGBT concerns.

Cait draws on several approaches to shape sessions to a client's needs. She uses client-centered methods to follow what matters most to the person in the room. Cognitive behavioral techniques help break unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. Mindfulness and narrative strategies support new perspectives and coping skills.

She supports people working through specific family stresses such as blended family issues, caregiver strain, abandonment, and divorce or separation. Cait also addresses feelings like guilt, shame, isolation, jealousy, and grief while assisting clients who are exploring life purpose or making big changes.

Approaches and what online therapy looks like

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and following what matters most to the client. The therapist reflects concerns back, helps the person clarify goals, and builds on their strengths to make changes easier to manage.

Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) breaks down how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect. It teaches practical skills to challenge unhelpful thinking and to try new behaviors that reduce anxiety, low mood, or problematic habits.

Mindfulness therapy adds simple attention practices to help people notice their experience without judgment. That can reduce reactivity and improve sleep, eating patterns, or stress responses.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, try approaches that fit, and adjust methods based on what helps most. Sessions are shaped around the client's preferences and changing needs.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is helpful for face-to-face conversation and visual cues, while phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited. Live chat or text-based messaging can support quick check-ins, shorter coaching-style work, or ongoing tracking between sessions. These options make it easier to schedule care around work, family, or travel commitments.