- Client-centered care
- Practical tools
- Sleep and rest
About Catherine
Catherine Kluge is a Licensed Professional Counselor with 25 years of experience helping people navigate emotional and behavioral struggles. She brings a calm, respectful presence and focuses on practical steps clients can use day to day. Catherine emphasizes treating people with dignity and meeting them where they are.
Over her career she has worked in settings ranging from a private hospital to community mental health and substance use treatment. That experience shaped a straightforward approach: listen to each person’s story, build on strengths, and try new strategies to reach their goals. She draws on client-centered methods and evidence-informed tools to support change.
Sessions typically focus on identifying patterns that keep stress, anxiety, or low mood in place and testing small, manageable shifts. Catherine uses cognitive behavioral ideas to help people notice and change unhelpful thinking and behavior. She also brings narrative and motivational techniques to clarify priorities and strengthen motivation for change.
Common topics she addresses include depression, anxiety, substance use concerns, sleep and eating issues, grief, parenting challenges, and ADHD. Catherine also supports people facing relationship strain, workplace stress, and major life transitions. She emphasizes practical skills people can practice between sessions.
Her style is collaborative and nonjudgmental. She aims to help clients increase functioning, find new perspectives, and move toward the outcomes they want. To begin, a short matching questionnaire and scheduling step will connect someone with her for an initial session.
How Catherine blends approaches for online work
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people spot the thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and then try concrete steps to change them. It is useful for anxiety, panic, mood difficulties, and sleep problems. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening, respect, and following the person's lead so goals come from what matters most to them. This approach helps people feel heard and choose what to work on next.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Catherine will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. That means trying options, checking what helps, and adjusting as needed so the plan stays practical and relevant.
If you are considering online therapy, confirm the session formats offered before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions around school, work, or caregiving by cutting travel time. It can also allow for shorter check-ins when schedules are tight or for sessions without video when bandwidth is limited. Catherine uses her counseling methods to guide remote sessions so people can practice skills and make changes that carry over into daily life.
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Experience
25+ years
Credentials
Missouri
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does this therapist address?
Catherine helps with a broad range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, substance use, sleep and eating issues, grief, parenting challenges, ADHD, and relationship or workplace strain.
What is the therapist's general approach?
Her work is client-centered and collaborative, combining cognitive behavioral techniques, motivational interviewing, and narrative methods to set goals and try practical changes.
How much experience does she have?
She has practiced counseling for 25 years in settings such as a private hospital, community mental health center, and substance use treatment programs.
What credentials and region are listed?
Catherine holds the LPC credential and is based in Missouri.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are provided?
Please confirm current session options before booking so you know whether in-person or remote sessions are offered at the time you schedule.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist arrangements; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with this therapist?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.