- 30 years experience
- Skill focused care
- Supports sleep issues
About Catherine
Catherine Lorino is a licensed social worker who focuses on practical, skill-based care. She holds both LSCSW (Licensed Specialist Clinical Social Worker) and LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker) credentials and brings three decades of clinical experience to her work. She often helps people who are struggling with sleep, mood, anxiety, and relationship stress.
Catherine uses straightforward talk and concrete exercises to help people manage day-to-day problems. She helps clients name their thoughts and feelings, try new responses, and move toward goals that matter to them. Sessions are collaborative and aimed at building routines and habits that support better sleep, mood, and functioning.
Her background includes community mental health, special education, and service in the United States Army. That variety of settings shaped her on-the-ground approach to assessment and treatment planning for depression, anxiety, trauma, and challenging behaviors. She also has experience working with first responders and veterans.
Catherine has worked with people facing parenting strains, relationship conflict, and life transitions. She teaches teams and has led trainings for schools and community groups on crisis prevention and youth mental health first aid. Her practical focus includes behavior strategies and changes families can use at home to reduce stress and improve routines.
Outside of clinical work she is a parent and advocates for veteran causes. That perspective informs her interest in everyday solutions that fit into busy lives and support steady progress toward better sleep, mood, and relationships.
Therapies that guide change in everyday life
Catherine uses approaches that teach practical habits and clearer ways of relating. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on identifying what matters to a person and building small actions toward those values while learning to live with difficult thoughts and feelings. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps people notice unhelpful thinking patterns and try new behaviors that change mood and sleep over time. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how relationship patterns shape feelings and coping, and helps people develop different ways to connect and respond.Finding the right fit is part of the work. Catherine collaborates with each person to match approach and exercises to their goals and day-to-day rhythms. She will help decide which strategies to try, check how they are working, and adjust the plan as needed.
The biography does not list specific online session formats, so please confirm available options before booking. Many people find online sessions useful because they can fit therapy into work breaks, avoid travel time, or choose a check-in that does not require video. Online work can support skill practice for sleep, stress, and relationship changes while fitting therapy into a busy schedule.
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Experience
30+ years
Credentials
Kansas, Missouri
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
Catherine helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, mood disorders, relationship and parenting strains, trauma and abuse, addictions, eating and sleeping issues, anger, self-esteem, and career challenges.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She uses a practical, collaborative approach that emphasizes skills and routines. Sessions focus on naming feelings, trying new behaviors, and setting achievable goals.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 30 years of professional experience across community mental health, special education, and military settings, with particular work involving trauma, severe mental illness, and challenging behaviors.
What credentials and location are listed for this therapist?
She holds LSCSW and LCSW credentials and practices from Kansas.
In which languages can sessions be held?
Sessions are offered in English, and she accepts international clients.
Which session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify session formats; please confirm current session options with the service before booking.
How does cost and billing work?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.