Catherine Allen, LPC

Catherine Allen is a Licensed Professional Counselor who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and relationship or parenting concerns. She describes therapy as a collaborative process and aims to meet each person where they are. Her style is warm and straightforward to help you take the next step toward change.

She has seven years of experience in counseling, including three years working toward licensure and four years as a licensed clinician in Tennessee. That background means she has supported people through mood concerns, trauma and abuse, anger, intimacy-related issues, and life transitions. She also has experience with attention-related challenges such as ADHD.

Catherine uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, and Solution-Focused Therapy in her sessions. In practice this looks like identifying unhelpful thoughts, testing small behavioral changes, and setting practical goals that feel doable. She also brings an open, respectful stance to each conversation and tailors plans to what matters most to the client.

She notes personal faith informs her worldview, but she does not use therapy to promote religious beliefs. Instead she welcomes people from many backgrounds and works to build trust first. Sessions are aimed at clear steps forward and realistic coping strategies.

Clients can expect a calm, goal-oriented approach that mixes short-term problem solving with attention to emotions and relationships. Catherine focuses on practical tools and steady progress rather than quick fixes.

How these approaches work online and what to expect

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on building a respectful relationship and listening closely to what matters most. Online sessions give space for straightforward conversations where the therapist follows the client’s lead and helps clarify goals.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts and behaviors interact. In online sessions this often means identifying unhelpful thinking, trying practical exercises between meetings, and tracking small changes to mood and routines.

Solution-Focused Therapy zeroes in on concrete steps and short-term goals. The therapist and client set specific tasks and notice progress week to week, which can work well over video or messaging formats.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Catherine will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and daily realities to decide which methods fit best. That collaborative planning helps shape session length, homework, and how progress is measured.

Online therapy offers flexibility in how you meet. Video calls let you use visual cues for deeper conversation, phone sessions can be a simple way to check in, and live chat or text-based messaging supports brief updates or when typing is easier. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into busy schedules while keeping the focus on practical, goal-oriented change.