Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Anger management
- Depression
How Catherine works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LMHC
- Licensed in
- Florida
- Years in practice
- 17
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Catherine
Dr. Catherine Alvarez, Ph.D., is a licensed mental health counselor who helps people manage strong emotions and life stress. She brings 17 years of clinical experience and a practical, down-to-earth style to sessions.
Her work often focuses on anger, anxiety, depression, addictions, grief, trauma, and relationship concerns. Dr. Alvarez is based in Florida and sees clients in English, including some international clients.
She prefers straightforward, collaborative work. That means the therapist and client set clear goals together and try methods that fit daily life.
Background and approach
Sessions often include tools people can use between meetings to handle intense feelings and reduce unhelpful reactions. Dr. Alvarez draws from approaches such as cognitive behavioral techniques, acceptance strategies, and attachment-focused ideas.
People who come for help with anger can expect to learn practical skills for noticing triggers, slowing reactions, and choosing different responses. For anxiety and stress, she uses exercises that shift unhelpful thoughts and build coping habits. When trauma, grief, or loss are present, the focus is on safety, pacing, and restoring a sense of control.
Dr. Alvarez also supports those facing work and life changes, parenting strain, body image and eating concerns, chronic health challenges, and compassion fatigue. Her background includes a mix of therapy styles that let her tailor sessions to each person’s needs.
She emphasizes small steps and real-world practice. Clients say she keeps things human and direct. The aim is to leave sessions with at least one manageable step to try.
Over time these steps add up to clearer thinking and steadier behavior.
What Catherine works with
Everything Catherine lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Catherine's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Anger management
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Catherine lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Gottman Method
- Imago Relationship Therapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approaches that translate well to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice painful thoughts and feelings without letting them control behavior. It focuses on clarifying values and taking small actions that match what matters, which can help with anger, anxiety, and life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) teaches concrete skills to change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns, useful for stress, depression, and addictions. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how past relationships shape current reactions and helps people build safer ways of relating and regulating emotions.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, what has or hasn't helped before, and personal preferences. Together they try methods, evaluate how they work, and adjust the plan so sessions stay relevant and practical.
Online formats - video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text messaging - make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video is helpful for deeper conversation and working through exercises together. Phone sessions can be a good fit when bandwidth is limited or a quick check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging offer short, frequent check-ins and tools between sessions. These options let clients keep progress moving forward even around work, travel, or family routines.
Questions people ask about Catherine
What concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, anger, depression, addictions, trauma, grief, and many related issues like sleep, eating, and self-esteem.
What is her therapy style like?
Her style is collaborative and practical. She blends cognitive behavioral ideas with acceptance and attachment-based work to build skills for daily life.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 17 years of professional experience working with a broad range of concerns, including chronic stress and trauma-related issues.
Where is she licensed and located?
She is a Florida LMHC, listed as LMHC, and practices from Florida while also supporting some international clients.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and she can work with international clients who use that language.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.