Kenneth Catalanotte , LCSW

Kenneth Catalanotte is a retired licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) with 35 years of counseling experience. During the final decade of his career he worked for the Veterans Administration, providing therapy to veterans who had experienced severe trauma and who were living with post-traumatic stress disorder. He has also supported women with histories of trauma as they worked to rebuild a sense of safety and control in their lives. In addition to trauma work, he has helped people facing less severe difficulties who needed guidance navigating everyday challenges and coping with stressful life transitions.

Kenneth approaches therapy as a collaborative partnership rather than a one-way directive. He emphasizes working alongside individuals to identify practical strategies and personal strengths so that people do not feel like passive patients being told what to do. That cooperative stance informs his work with a range of concerns from grief and anxiety to relationship and life-purpose questions, with attention to helping clients regain agency and move forward during difficult times.

How Kenneth's Therapeutic Approaches Work Online

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening, empathy, and building a collaborative relationship. This approach helps people feel heard and supported while they explore personal goals, identity, grief, or recovery from trauma. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, is a practical, skills-based method that helps identify patterns of thinking and behavior and teaches tools for managing anxiety, depression, and stress-related symptoms. Motivational Interviewing is a short-term, goal-oriented style that supports people who are ambivalent about change, such as those working on addictions or major life adjustments - it emphasizes personal motivation and small, achievable steps.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the therapeutic process. Kenneth uses a collaborative process to determine which methods best fit a person’s needs, goals, and preferences, and he adjusts the plan as progress is made. Clients are invited to take an active role in choosing what feels most helpful.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, allowing work to continue during busy schedules or when in-person meetings are impractical. These options make it easier to access consistent support, maintain momentum between sessions, and integrate therapeutic strategies into daily life while working with licensed professionals and therapists.