Cathy Bottrell, LICSW, LCSW

Cathy Bottrell is a licensed clinician who focuses on helping people manage grief, loss, illness, and other life changes. She brings more than 23 years of experience as a clinical social worker to sessions. Cathy offers a calm, steady presence for people who feel overwhelmed by transitions or by long-running stress and anxiety.

She works with adults and teens to talk through depression, adjustment to illness, and behavioral changes. Cathy also supports people facing adoption and foster care questions, HIV/AIDS concerns, and a broad set of relationship and intimacy issues. Her approach is practical and person-centered, grounded in helping clients take small steps that matter.

Cathy draws from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, and Mindfulness Therapy. That mix helps people identify values, shift unhelpful thinking, and practice new habits that reduce suffering. Sessions are conversational and focused on what the client wants to change next.

She has experience addressing parenting challenges, caregiver stress, addiction concerns, sleep difficulties, and career-related strain. Cathy also helps clients facing anger, emptiness, and family of origin wounds. Her goal is to help people build workable strategies for daily life.

If someone is looking for support processing past experiences, coping with the present, and planning for the future, Cathy asks them to take a first step. Prospective clients complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule according to therapist availability. The process is straightforward and meant to help match goals with approach.

How Cathy’s approaches translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people connect with what matters and take small steps toward those values. It is useful for grief, anxiety, and navigating life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful patterns. CBT can help with depression, sleep problems, and anxiety. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening, respect, and collaboration so clients can find their own solutions and build confidence.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Cathy will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. Together they will choose methods that fit the client’s needs and adjust the plan as progress is made.

Session formats are not detailed in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions around daily life, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when a full hour isn’t needed. It also lets people use mindfulness and behavioral exercises at home between meetings, and keeps continuity of care when life gets busy.