Catherine (Cate) BeatonLCMHC

Catherine (Cate) Beaton is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) with 15 years of experience. She brings a calm, practical presence to sessions and focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, trauma, and life transitions. Cate’s background includes time as a paramedic, which shaped her understanding of crisis and human vulnerability.

Cate uses conversational, person-centered work to help clients describe what matters to them. She blends methods such as acceptance and commitment strategies and cognitive-behavioral tools to address symptoms and daily challenges. Eye movement approaches are also part of what she offers for trauma processing when appropriate.

Cate often helps people dealing with postpartum depression, grief, caregiving stress, and compassion fatigue. She also supports those facing relationship strain, career questions, addiction concerns, mood disorders, and ADHD-related challenges. Her practice emphasizes listening first, then building clear steps to reach daily goals.

Clients can expect a collaborative approach that balances understanding with practical strategies. Cate practices in Vermont and conducts work in English. To begin, visitors use the Start Therapy button and complete a short matching questionnaire before scheduling.

How Cate’s approaches can guide online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them and then choose actions that match their values. It can be useful for anxiety, stress, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thought patterns and testing them with practical, behavior-focused steps; it often helps with anxiety, depression, and mood regulation. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a trauma-focused approach that supports processing distressing memories and reducing their emotional charge when that work fits the person’s needs.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist talks with the client about goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful. Together they decide whether ACT, CBT, EMDR, or a mix will best address the concerns and adjust the plan over time as progress is tracked.

Confirm available session formats before booking since this biography does not specify them. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, save travel time, and allow check-ins between appointments when needed. Some people prefer shorter, focused meetings for skill practice while others choose longer sessions for deeper processing; the therapist will work with each person to find a routine that fits their schedule and goals.