Catherine KlugeLPC

Catherine Kluge is a Licensed Professional Counselor with 25 years of experience. She meets people where they are and focuses on helping them move toward clearer goals and better day-to-day functioning. Catherine emphasizes respect and dignity as the starting point for change and values each person’s story.

She draws on a client-centered stance that keeps the person’s priorities central. Catherine also uses cognitive behavioral approaches to identify and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Motivational interviewing is part of her work when someone wants to find their own reasons for change.

Her experience spans hospital settings, community mental health, and substance use treatment, which she uses to inform practical care. Catherine helps people navigate stress, anxiety, depression, substance use concerns, grief, and major life changes. She also supports those facing postpartum depression, mood disorders, and workplace or relationship struggles.

Catherine often focuses on day-to-day skills like coping strategies, communication patterns, sleep and eating concerns, and managing impulsivity or emotional reactivity. She pays attention to co-occurring issues such as addiction and mood symptoms and addresses how these interact in everyday life.

The counseling relationship is collaborative. Catherine listens for strengths, helps outline achievable steps, and adjusts work as goals change. People can expect straightforward, respectful conversation aimed at practical progress and clearer choices.

How therapeutic approaches guide online sessions

Client-centered work puts the person’s concerns and goals first. In this approach the therapist listens closely, reflects what she hears, and helps clients shape the pace and focus of the work so it fits their life and priorities.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps people notice patterns of thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going. Sessions often include simple experiments or practical strategies to reduce anxiety, improve sleep, or change unhelpful reactions to stress.

Mindfulness therapy brings attention to present-moment experience and gentle awareness of thought and feeling. It can be used to reduce rumination, ease stress, and improve emotional clarity in day-to-day life.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapy process. Catherine will work together with each person to identify which methods fit their goals and preferences. That collaborative exploration can include trying different techniques and adjusting direction as needed.

Confirm current session options before booking so you know what formats are offered. Online work can help fit therapy into busy schedules, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when a quick conversation helps. It can also make it easier to use written tools or between-session exercises as part of ongoing work.