Catherine Lorino, LSCSW, LCSW

Catherine Lorino is a clinically licensed social work practitioner who brings deep experience working with individuals, couples, and families facing complex life challenges. She has practiced across community mental health, special education, and in the United States Army, developing skill in comprehensive psychosocial assessment and care for special needs populations and people with challenging behaviors. Her clinical work spans depression, anxiety, parenting and family crises, post traumatic stress, and severe and persistent mental illness.

Known for a collaborative, goal-oriented approach, she helps people put thoughts and feelings into words without fear of criticism or judgment and guides them toward new perspectives on difficult circumstances. She emphasizes consistent counseling, healthy relationship habits, stress management, and self-compassion as foundations for changing patterns that contribute to depression, anxiety, and interpersonal conflict.

In addition to direct practice, she has supported school teams in creating individualized, data-driven programs for students with disabilities and mental health needs, and she has presented and trained in university and community settings. She is a Crisis Prevention Institute trainer and a Youth Mental Health First Aid trainer. She holds LSCSW and LCSW credentials, which are licensed clinical social work qualifications. Outside of work, she is dedicated to family life, travel, and veteran causes and is an active mother to four children ages 11 to 18.

Evidence-Informed Approaches for Online Support

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people clarify their values and take actions aligned with what matters most, even when difficult thoughts and emotions are present. It is often used for stress, anxiety, and improving life direction.

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationship patterns influence current connections; it aims to strengthen emotional bonds and improve communication in couples and families who struggle with trust, closeness, or recurring conflict.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, is a practical, skills-oriented approach that identifies unhelpful thinking and behavioral patterns and replaces them with more adaptive strategies to reduce symptoms of depression and anxiety and improve daily functioning.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Catherine works with clients to assess needs, goals, and preferences and tailors her methods so therapy fits the person rather than forcing a single model.

Online therapy offers flexible access to licensed professionals through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options make it easier to schedule care around work, family, and geographic constraints and allow therapists and clients to maintain continuity of support when in-person meetings are not possible.