Mary-Catherine Nimphius , LPC

Mary-Catherine Nimphius is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Oregon with ten years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people who feel overwhelmed by anxiety, depression, caregiver stress, or big life changes. Her work often centers on issues important to women, including body image, identity, and relationship concerns.

She uses straightforward, practical methods to help people feel steadier day to day. Sessions tend to include skills for coping, exercises to shift unhelpful thoughts, and mindful practices to settle strong emotions. Conversations are collaborative and paced to each person's needs.

Mary-Catherine pays attention to background factors such as family of origin, past trauma, and how identity shapes daily life. She helps people look at patterns that keep them stuck and tries out new ways of responding that fit real life. This often includes clear, doable steps between sessions.

Her approach draws from several evidence-based methods, including cognitive behavioral tools, acceptance and commitment ideas, and emotion-focused strategies. She blends these to match a person's goals and situation rather than using one fixed method.

People who come to her for help include those dealing with grief, eating and body-related concerns, gender dysphoria questions, or work and career stress. She also supports people coping with intense emotions like anger, dissociation, or feelings of abandonment.

Sessions are offered in English and can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Therapy uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time, and scheduling follows the standard matching and booking process.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people notice their thoughts and values, then take small actions that match what matters to them. This approach is useful for managing anxiety, depression, and questions about identity or life purpose. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps identify patterns of thought and behavior that keep someone feeling stuck, and then practices new ways of thinking and acting to reduce distress and improve daily functioning. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) provides concrete skills for managing intense emotions, improving relationships, and staying present when things feel overwhelming.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before, then choose and adapt methods together. That collaborative process helps ensure the tools used in sessions fit the person’s day-to-day life.

Online therapy here includes video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to make participation more flexible. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and chat or messaging works well for brief check-ins or when typing feels more comfortable. These options make it simpler to keep therapy consistent around work, caregiving, or other routines.