Catherine Desponett, LMFT

Catherine Desponett is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in Colorado. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship struggles, and major life changes. Catherine emphasizes a compassionate, nonjudgmental atmosphere where clients can name worries and try practical steps forward.

She blends several approaches to meet each person’s needs. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is used to spot unhelpful thoughts and test new ways of thinking. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) support emotional regulation and values-based action. Attachment-Based and Client-Centered ideas help people feel heard and understood.

Catherine draws on a decade of experience to tailor simple, realistic strategies. She helps clients build skills for managing strong emotions, improving communication, and coping with transitions. Work may include short exercises, practice between sessions, and checking what feels useful.

The practice pays attention to life context, including adoption and foster care histories, caregiver stress, chronic illness, and body image concerns. Catherine also supports people facing abandonment issues, commitment worries, and communication problems. She aims to help clients move from survival patterns toward more intentional living.

Sessions are framed as a collaborative process. Catherine focuses on strengths, values, and steady progress. Prospective clients are encouraged to see therapy as a place to test changes and build lasting habits.

How Catherine’s approaches translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and take small, doable steps toward those values. It’s useful for anxiety, low mood, and life transitions where motivation or direction feels unclear.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thought patterns and testing new behaviors. It’s practical for anxiety, depression, and stress by using short exercises and homework to change how situations are handled.

Attachment-Based Therapy centers on how past relationship patterns shape current emotions and reactions. It can help people who struggle with trust, abandonment worries, or recurring relationship conflicts.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each client about goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful. Together they decide whether ACT, CBT, attachment-focused ideas, or a mix makes the most sense for the person’s situation.

Please confirm available session formats before booking since specific formats were not listed in the biography. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into busy days, reduce travel time, and support steady work between appointments. It also allows for varied pacing - shorter check-ins or longer sessions when needed - which helps therapy match everyday life.