Cathryn Charette, LMFT

Cathryn Charette practices from a humanistic perspective and centers therapy on each person’s strengths, values, and capacity for growth. She works collaboratively to help people increase self-awareness, clarify motivations, and build a life philosophy that supports decision making and problem solving. Her approach emphasizes mindfulness and conscious responding so clients can face difficult circumstances while remaining aligned with their core values.

She helps clients address the effects of childhood and adult trauma, attachment injuries, relationship difficulties, and external stressors that limit wellbeing. Cathryn describes the process of building "earned security" as strengthening self-esteem and developing more comfortable, secure patterns of relating after traumatic experiences. She guides clients toward increased confidence, greater insight into personality and motivations, and practical skills to manage stress, anxiety, grief, and life transitions.

Cathryn draws on both personal growth experience and professional practice alongside evidence-informed research. As an LMFT (Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist), she offers a nonjudgmental, wellness-oriented space that is inclusive and supportive. She enjoys working with people across the lifespan and diverse backgrounds, focusing on individual needs, goals, and the human commonalities that connect us.

Therapeutic Approaches and Accessible Online Care

Cathryn integrates Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, attachment-based work, and client-centered principles into her online practice. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without being driven by them, and supports action guided by personal values - it is useful for anxiety, stress, and life change. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on understanding relational patterns that began in early relationships and works to build more secure ways of connecting with others - it is helpful for relationship struggles, abandonment concerns, and attachment issues. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes empathy, unconditional positive regard, and helping clients find their own solutions - it supports self-esteem, self-compassion, and personal growth.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapy process. Cathryn works collaboratively with each person to determine which methods best match their needs, goals, and preferences, and she adapts strategies over time as progress unfolds. Licensed professionals and therapists often blend techniques to fit each individual.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions can occur by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and comfort levels. This range of options makes ongoing, consistent care more accessible and helps people maintain momentum in their work between sessions.