- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Attachment-Based Therapy
About Cathrine
Cathrine Musiyiwa is an AASW social worker with five years of professional experience in Australia. She works with people facing family conflict, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, low self-esteem and depression. Sessions are offered in English and Shona and aim to address practical problems alongside emotional concerns.
Cathrine uses straightforward conversation and listening to understand what matters most to each person. She draws on approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Attachment-Based Therapy to help people notice unhelpful patterns and try different ways of responding. She also uses elements of Dialectical Behavior Therapy and client-centred methods when they fit a person’s needs.
In practice she focuses on specific issues such as abandonment, attachment difficulties, blended family challenges, and fatherhood questions. She also works with caregiver stress, codependency, body image and problems linked to substance use. People bring both day-to-day parenting pressures and deeper family-of-origin concerns to sessions.
Cathrine aims to adapt the conversation and plan to each individual. That means practical strategies alongside space to name feelings and patterns. She does not promise outcomes, but she will work with clients to set clear goals and check progress over time.
To begin, clients are asked to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session so she can understand immediate needs and plan next steps.
How Cathrine applies therapeutic approaches online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, and then clarify what matters so they can act differently. It is useful for clients struggling with persistent guilt or worry about past actions.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them through practical experiments and behaviour changes. It can help when guilt or shame shows up as recurring negative self-beliefs or avoidance. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns and aims to rebuild more stable ways of relating when attachment issues contribute to shame.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Cathrine will discuss options and choose strategies together based on a person’s needs, goals and preferences. She adapts techniques from ACT, CBT and attachment work so they make sense for everyday life.
Confirm current session options before booking, as specific formats are set in the therapist's profile. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. These practical benefits help people balance work, parenting and therapy without promising a particular outcome.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
5+ years
Listed in
Australia
Languages
English, Shona
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of issues does she help with?
She works with family conflict, trauma and abuse, parenting issues, self-esteem and depression, as well as related concerns like abandonment and attachment issues.
How does she approach guilt or shame linked to family matters?
She uses practical conversation and therapies such as ACT and CBT to notice patterns and explore different ways of responding to guilt or shame.
What is her professional background?
She has five years of professional experience working with these concerns in Australia.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is credentialed with the AASW and practises in Australia.
Can sessions be delivered in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English and Shona.
Does she work with international clients?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions arranged and what do they cost?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session to begin.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.