Catherine Denham, LCSW

Catherine Denham is a licensed clinical social worker with 15 years of experience in mental health care. She has worked across outpatient and inpatient settings, schools, in-home services, and telehealth. Catherine focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, ADHD, grief, relationship and parenting concerns, and the fallout from trauma and addiction.

Her approach is attentive and inviting. Sessions center on the client's goals and everyday challenges. She emphasizes listening, respect, and gentle guidance to help people find their own voice and practical ways to cope.

Catherine uses a mix of approaches to match each person's needs. She draws on cognitive behavioral tools to identify unhelpful thought patterns. She also uses attachment-based and client-centered methods to strengthen relationships and personal insight.

In sessions she helps people build manageable habits and coping skills. Work may include practicing new responses to stress, shaping routines, and learning skills for emotional regulation and communication. The focus is practical - small changes that make daily life easier.

She works with people dealing with family strain, parenting stress, identity and LGBT-related concerns, and issues like abandonment, adoption and foster care, and attachment difficulties. Catherine aims to support clients through life transitions, grief, and compassion fatigue while helping them regain balance and clarity.

Sessions are conducted in English and Catherine practices in Florida. Before booking, readers should confirm current session formats and scheduling options.

How therapeutic approaches shape online work

Attachment-based work focuses on relationships and safety in connection. It helps people understand patterns that began in early relationships and how those patterns affect current bonds and parenting. This can be useful for people dealing with adoption, attachment issues, or difficulties in close relationships.

Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) looks at thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. It helps people spot unhelpful thinking, test new ideas, and build daily habits that reduce anxiety or low mood. CBT is practical and often involves short exercises to try between sessions.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. Together they choose techniques and homework that fit the client's life and aims rather than sticking to one fixed method.

Confirm the current session formats before booking, as options are not listed here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow for brief check-ins when needed. It also lets people work on skills and routines in the settings where they live and parent, which can make practice more practical and immediate.