- Stress and anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Guilt and shame
About Catherine
Catherine Swiatocha is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas with six years of clinical experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strains, family conflict, trauma and abuse, and related life changes.
She helps people talk through what they are feeling and identify practical steps forward. Sessions are organized around the concerns a person brings, whether that is grief, parenting pressure, intimacy questions, or struggles with self-esteem and guilt. Catherine adapts conversation and planning to fit each person's situation.
Her background includes supporting people through major life shifts like divorce, caregiving demands, chronic illness, and end-of-life issues. She also addresses concerns tied to attachment, abandonment, body image, and isolation. She works with issues that commonly overlap, for example trauma and relationship stress.
Catherine offers coaching-style support alongside therapeutic care for people who want both short-term problem solving and deeper emotional work. She draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help people notice patterns, practice new ways of relating, and manage intense feelings.
Clients can expect direct conversation and clear next steps after sessions. Catherine guides goal-setting and follows up on progress so people can see what is changing and what still needs attention.
Evidence-based approaches and online sessions
Many of Catherine's methods come from evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on clear skills and active work in sessions. One common approach helps people identify thinking and behavior patterns that keep anxiety or depression active, then practices alternative responses to those patterns. This approach is useful for stress, worry, and mood shifts. Another approach emphasizes processing painful experiences and reducing their hold on present relationships by gradually revisiting and reworking difficult memories and reactions; this can help with trauma, attachment wounds, and shame.Choosing the right approach is part of therapy. Catherine works collaboratively to match methods to a person's goals and preferences. She reviews options, checks progress, and adjusts the plan so the work stays relevant and practical.
If you want to try online sessions, confirm the available formats before booking since the biography does not list specific options. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when time is limited, and remove commute time so people can attend between other obligations. Many find virtual sessions help keep momentum while balancing everyday responsibilities.
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Experience
6+ years
Listed in
Texas
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she work with?
Catherine works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family conflict, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting issues, self-esteem, bipolar concerns, and related life changes.
How would she approach shame or guilt?
She uses practical conversation and evidence-based techniques to help people name feelings, trace their origins, and practice different responses to guilt or shame.
What is her clinical experience?
She has six years of professional work experience supporting adults through a range of issues including trauma, caregiving stress, chronic illness, and life transitions.
What credential and location should I know about?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in Texas and practices from that state.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
Costs vary by location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin working together?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.