Catherine (Cathy) Groh , LCSW

Catherine (Cathy) Groh is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW - Licensed Clinical Social Worker) practicing in California with 10 years of professional experience. She has supported clients of all ages, ethnicities, and sexual orientations through a wide range of concerns, including depression, anxiety, relationship and family difficulties, parenting challenges, career transitions, eating and sleeping problems, trauma and emotional abuse, and coping with life changes.

Her therapeutic style is warm, interactive, and respectful, creating a nonjudgmental space where people can explore their concerns at their own pace. Catherine emphasizes a client-centered approach that lets individuals set the direction for therapy while she offers guidance, reflection, and practical tools. She also draws on motivational interviewing and solution-focused techniques to help people clarify goals, resolve ambivalence, and build manageable steps toward change.

Catherine approaches each person with dignity and compassion, recognizing the courage it takes to seek help. She works collaboratively to identify strengths, address patterns like attachment or codependency, and develop strategies for emotional regulation, communication, and healthier relationships. Her aim is to support clients in finding more satisfying, sustainable ways of coping and relating to themselves and others.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Client-centered therapy focuses on creating a respectful, empathetic environment where the client directs the pace and priorities of work. This approach supports people coping with depression, anxiety, relationship struggles, grief, and self-esteem concerns by emphasizing personal values and self-directed growth.

Motivational interviewing is a collaborative way of exploring ambivalence about change and strengthening motivation for healthier choices. It is useful for people facing addictions, behavioral changes, or commitment difficulties by helping them identify their own reasons for change and build confidence.

Solution-focused therapy concentrates on identifying practical steps and small goals that move a person toward the life they want. This goal-oriented method often helps with life transitions, stress management, relationship problems, and developing coping strategies.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Catherine works collaboratively with each person to determine which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting the plan as progress is made. Licensed professionals and therapists can combine these approaches to tailor care to individual situations.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, making it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules and to maintain continuity during life changes. These options expand access to therapy, support consistent engagement, and allow people to receive care in ways that feel most practical and comfortable for them.