Catherine Wasson, LICSW, LCSW, CSW

Catherine Wasson is a licensed clinical social worker based in Virginia with seven years of clinical experience supporting people facing a wide range of mental health and life challenges. She has worked with individuals managing depression, anxiety, career transitions, and unstable housing, and has supported many who have experienced physical trauma or emotional abuse. Her practice emphasizes respectful, sensitive, and compassionate care without stigmatizing labels, and she approaches each person as an individual with unique strengths and needs.

Wasson uses an open, interactive therapeutic style that blends cognitive-behavioral techniques, humanistic principles, and solution-focused strategies. Treatment conversations and plans are tailored to fit each client, and she works collaboratively to set goals and adjust interventions as needed. This flexible approach supports people coping with relationship concerns, parenting challenges, grief, identity questions, stress, and other life changes.

Catherine holds LICSW, LCSW, and CSW credentials. LICSW indicates Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker, LCSW denotes Licensed Clinical Social Worker, and CSW refers to Clinical Social Worker. Her licensure records include DC LICSW LC200002234 and CO LCSW CSW.09927066. She offers compassionate clinical care and aims to create a therapeutic partnership that supports meaningful change.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care with Catherine Wasson

Catherine integrates client-centered therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy to address a broad spectrum of concerns. Client-centered therapy focuses on building a trusting therapeutic relationship, offering empathic listening and respect so clients can explore values, identity, and relationships. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) helps people identify and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns, making it useful for anxiety, depression, and stress-related problems.

She also draws on EMDR when trauma-related symptoms are present; EMDR uses guided bilateral stimulation alongside targeted processing to reduce the impact of distressing memories and help clients move toward healing. Selection of these approaches is collaborative - Catherine works with each person to determine which methods best fit their needs, goals, and preferences, and she adapts the plan over time as progress unfolds.

Online therapy with Catherine is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, providing flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These options make it easier for people to access licensed professionals and maintain continuity of care while balancing work, family, and other commitments.