Catherine Desponett, LMFT

Catherine Desponett is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in Colorado with ten years of clinical experience. As an LMFT, she specializes in helping individuals and families navigate stress, anxiety, relationship challenges, trauma and abuse, depression, and major life transitions by focusing on patterns, strengths, and values. She creates a compassionate, affirming environment where people can safely explore difficult emotions and develop practical strategies for healing and growth.

Her work is trauma-informed and integrative, drawing on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Attachment-Based Therapy, and Client-Centered Therapy to support emotional regulation, relational balance, and long-term resilience. Catherine emphasizes collaborative planning, partnering with clients to tailor interventions that fit each person’s history, goals, and preferences.

She is experienced with diverse life concerns including abandonment, adoption and foster care issues, aging and geriatric matters, caregiver stress, chronic illness and pain, body image, codependency, and blended family dynamics. Catherine’s approach combines values-based guidance with a strengths-focused perspective to help clients move from survival-driven patterns toward intentional, more fulfilling ways of living. She frames therapy as a cooperative process where insight, skill-building, and compassion work together to support meaningful change.

Integrative Therapeutic Approaches for Online Care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters most to them and take committed action toward those values. It emphasizes mindfulness skills and practical steps to reduce avoidance and build a more meaningful life, and it can be helpful for anxiety, depression, and life transitions.

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on patterns in close relationships and early attachment experiences. It helps people understand how past and present relational dynamics shape emotional responses, improving connection, trust, and communication in intimate and family relationships.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) teaches practical skills to identify and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. It is useful for managing symptoms of anxiety and depression, improving coping, and building problem-solving strategies.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Catherine collaborates with clients to explore which methods fit best with their goals, preferences, and needs, and she adapts strategies over time so therapy remains relevant and effective for each person.

Online therapy offers flexible options like video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, which can make it easier to attend sessions around work, caregiving, or mobility limitations. Working remotely with licensed professionals allows clients to access consistent, evidence-informed support from the comfort of their own settings while maintaining scheduling flexibility and continuity of care.