Catherine Kolleth , LPCC, LMFT

Catherine Kolleth is a dually licensed clinician in Ohio with 12 years of professional experience helping individuals, couples, and families navigate life transitions and emotional challenges. She holds the LPCC credential - Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor - and the LMFT credential - Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist - which reflect training in both individual clinical work and family systems care. Her career began in an adolescent residential treatment facility and expanded through community health care, substance abuse residential treatment, and private practice, providing a broad perspective on mental health and recovery.

Her practice addresses a wide range of concerns including addictions, depression, anxiety, trauma and abuse, relationship and family issues, parenting and blended family dynamics, LGBT-related challenges, intimacy concerns, grief, stress, and vocational or life-course adjustments. She also works with clients on topics such as body image, commitment and communication problems, infidelity, and alternatives in sexual expression including BDSM and kink. Catherine combines warmth with a collaborative, nonjudgmental stance, treating each person with respect, sensitivity, and compassion rather than labels.

Therapeutically she integrates client-centered principles with evidence-informed methods such as cognitive strategies, dialectical behavior techniques, systems thinking, and solution-focused work to support individualized goal setting and practical problem solving. Catherine emphasizes a partnership model in which the client is viewed as the expert on their own life and the therapist offers tools, validation, and accountability to make sustainable change. She welcomes those ready to take steps toward healthier patterns and greater wellbeing.

Approaches and Online Therapy with Catherine Kolleth

Catherine Kolleth draws on client-centered therapy to create a respectful, empathic space where clients lead the conversation and their priorities guide treatment. This approach helps people who need acceptance, validation, and a safe place to explore personal values, relationships, and identity. She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to identify and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns - a practical, skill-based method that is often effective for anxiety, depression, and stress-related concerns. Additionally, Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers tools for emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness, which can be useful for clients coping with strong emotions, relationship conflicts, or self-destructive behaviors.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Catherine works with each person to weigh options, tailor techniques to individual goals, and adjust the plan over time so therapy fits the client’s needs, preferences, and pace.

Online therapy with Catherine is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to enhance flexibility and accessibility. These options allow scheduling around work, parenting, or geographic limits and make it easier to maintain continuity of care during life transitions. Licensed professionals and therapists can provide effective support through these formats while focusing on practical strategies and meaningful progress.