Cathy Richardson Brown , LICSW

Cathy Richardson Brown is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) practicing in Massachusetts with 25 years of experience in social work. She began her career with ten years in child protective services and has since worked across psychiatric hospital units, residential settings, a local crisis team, a community health center, and private counseling agencies. That range of experience has given her a broad perspective on helping people navigate stress, anxiety, trauma, grief, addiction, mood differences, and parenting challenges.

Cathy draws on both professional experience and her life as a mother and grandmother to inform her approach, bringing practical compassion and steady support to sessions. She emphasizes collaborative learning and believes therapy is a shared journey in which therapist and client work together to identify goals and build skills. While grounded in clinical training, her style remains warm and focused on helping each person find strategies that fit their life and values.

Cathy looks forward to meeting people who are seeking steady, experienced guidance through difficult times and transitions, and she welcomes conversations about how her background and methods might align with a client’s needs.

Approaches for Online Care and Therapeutic Work

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on creating an empathic, nonjudgmental space where the client’s perspective guides the pace and goals of treatment. This approach helps people who need support exploring personal values, building self-esteem, and making decisions that feel authentic to them.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a skills-based approach that examines connections between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and introduces practical strategies to address anxiety, depression, and stress. CBT often involves setting clear goals and practicing new coping techniques between sessions.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Cathy works collaboratively with clients to determine what fits best based on their needs, goals, and preferences. Together they assess what feels most useful and adjust as work progresses.

Online therapy offers flexibility and accessibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, allowing clients to engage from locations that suit them and to use formats that match their communication style. Licensed professionals can adapt these modalities to provide consistent, focused care while accommodating busy schedules and varying comfort levels.