Cathryn Charette , LMFT

Cathryn Charette is a licensed marriage and family therapist with five years of clinical experience in California. She emphasizes a human-centered path that builds on each person’s strengths. Cathryn helps clients notice patterns, practice self-compassion, and make choices that match their values.

Her style is warm and nonjudgmental. She encourages mindfulness and self-awareness so people can respond rather than react to stressful moments. Sessions focus on practical steps people can try between meetings and clearer ways to understand themselves and others.

Cathryn often supports people coping with anxiety, stress, grief, depression, and trauma and abuse. She also helps with relationship and intimacy-related issues, parenting strain, eating and body image concerns, and challenges linked to ADHD and addictions. LGBT concerns and caregiving stress are among the issues she addresses.

She draws from approaches that include Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-Based Therapy, client-centered work, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy. These tools are used to strengthen boundaries, repair attachment patterns, and build emotion regulation skills.

Cathryn frames therapy as a learning process. She works with each person to set clear goals, test new behaviors, and build a life philosophy that supports healthier choices. Her practice aims to help people move from surviving to feeling more confident and grounded.

Practical approaches for online change

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice what matters most and take small actions that align with those values. It focuses on increasing psychological flexibility so clients can handle difficult thoughts and move toward meaningful goals. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns and helps people practice new ways of relating that feel safer and more connected. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a respectful, empathetic stance where the therapist follows the client's lead and supports self-discovery and growth.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped in the past. Together they will try methods that fit the person's rhythm and adjust based on what feels most helpful over time.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy fit into busy lives. Video works well for deeper conversation and visual cues, phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat is useful for quick check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options increase flexibility and help people keep continuity of care even with changing schedules.