Catherine (Cate) Beaton, LCMHC

Catherine (Cate) Beaton uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) alongside other approaches to help people manage stress, anxiety, trauma, and life transitions. She is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor, LCMHC, practicing from Vermont. Cate writes plainly and listens closely to what matters most to each person. Cate began her career as a paramedic in Hartford, Connecticut, where early experiences shaped her interest in how people respond to crisis. That work led her to earn a Master’s degree in Transpersonal Counseling Psychology and later an Educational Specialist degree in School Psychology. Over 15 years she has moved from frontline care into clinical leadership and supervision. In clinical roles she focused on supporting caregivers and first responders while running programs and supervising clinicians. Those leadership years reinforced her belief that strong relationships matter for healing. She draws on that experience when helping people tackle issues like grief, burnout, addiction, mood disorders, and parenting stress. In sessions Cate combines CBT with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and client-centered listening. She also brings EMDR and existential ideas into work with trauma and meaning-making when they fit. Her style is practical and down-to-earth: identifying patterns, testing small changes, and building daily skills. Cate offers therapy by video call, phone, live chat, or text messaging. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. She conducts work in English and sees clients in Vermont.

How CBT, ACT, and EMDR translate to online care

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and habits and test small changes in daily life. It is often used for anxiety, depression, stress, and coping with life changes.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy focuses on values and actions people want to take despite discomfort. It can help with chronic worry, mood struggles, and finding direction during transitions.

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, EMDR, is a trauma-focused approach that helps process upsetting memories when it fits a person's needs. In online work EMDR techniques are adapted to session format and pacing.

Finding the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and symptoms to choose which methods to try and will adjust the plan over time. That collaborative process helps people try practical exercises and decide what helps most.

Online therapy offers flexibility for busy lives. Video calls allow real-time interaction and visual cues. Phone sessions can be used when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging let people reflect in writing and fit support into a workday or parenting schedule. These options make it easier to maintain regular work on goals without a commute.