Catherine Valentine, LCPC

Catherine Valentine is an Illinois Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) with 25 years of clinical experience. She helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, self-esteem concerns, and life changes. Her approach centers on the person's strengths and on practical steps to feel steadier day to day.

She listens without judgment and treats each person as the expert on their own life. Sessions focus on what matters to the client and on small, doable changes that build confidence. Catherine emphasizes clear goals and skills people can use between appointments.

Her work draws on a mix of practical methods, including acceptance and commitment ideas, cognitive behavioral techniques, and mindfulness practices. These methods are used to reduce overwhelming thoughts, manage mood shifts, and improve coping with painful events. She also integrates client-centered and dialectical approaches to help with emotional regulation and relationship patterns.

Catherine has supported people through a wide range of concerns over her career, including addictions, trauma and abuse, intimacy issues, sleep problems, parenting strain, anger, bipolar disorder, and ADHD. She also addresses aging and geriatric issues, blended family concerns, chronic illness and caregiver stress, and the fallout from divorce or domestic violence.

Her style is calm and straightforward. She helps people break big problems into manageable steps and build routines that fit real life. To begin, prospective clients complete a short questionnaire and schedule a session based on availability.

Approaches that translate well to online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice difficult thoughts without getting swept away by them and focuses on actions aligned with personal values. It can be useful for anxiety, depression, and big life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy targets unhelpful thinking and teaches concrete skills to change reactions and behaviors, which is helpful for stress, mood problems, and sleep difficulties.

Finding the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will work with each person to pick methods that match their goals, preferences, and day-to-day needs. Sessions often start with an assessment and then test practical techniques to see what fits best.

Confirm current session options before booking, since formats are not specified in the biography. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, shorten travel time, and allow for brief check-ins when a full session is not possible. It can also make it simpler to practice mindfulness or behavioral tasks between appointments and track progress across sessions.