Catherine Sechrist, LPC, LPMHC

Catherine Sechrist is a licensed counselor who helps people manage stress, anxiety, grief, and life changes. She uses practical, person-focused work to help clients handle everyday challenges and improve how they think and act. Catherine draws on nearly nine years of experience as a therapist. She prefers a strength-based approach and works alongside clients to build on what already helps them. Sessions often focus on changing unhelpful thinking, building coping skills, and trying small experiments between meetings. Her practice includes support for concerns such as sleep and eating difficulties, panic and phobias, obsessive thoughts and compulsions, workplace stress, and compassion fatigue. She also addresses body image, money stress, forgiveness, and responses to natural or human-caused disasters. Catherine uses a mix of methods to fit each person. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps spot and change thinking patterns. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people clarify values and take committed steps. Solution-Focused work aims at practical steps that lead to early wins. Sessions are conducted in a way that focuses on clear goals and practical skill-building. Clients can expect a collaborative style where the therapist and client decide what to try next. Catherine is licensed in Pennsylvania and holds LPC and LPMHC credentials.

Approach and online care that fit your life

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings while identifying what matters most to them. It emphasizes taking small, meaningful actions toward those values even when feelings are hard to manage. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thought patterns and testing new ways of thinking and behaving to reduce anxiety and improve mood. Client-Centered Therapy centers on a respectful, nonjudgmental conversation where the therapist listens and follows the client's concerns to guide change.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what has or has not helped before. Together they will choose methods and adjust them over time so the care fits the client's needs and daily life.

Confirm the current session options before booking so you know what formats are available. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. Talk with the therapist about how sessions can be arranged to match work, school, or caregiving responsibilities.