Works with
How Cathy works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LICSW, LCSW
- Licensed in
- Virginia, District of Columbia
- Years in practice
- 23
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Cathy
Cathy Bottrell is a licensed clinical social worker who offers practical, down-to-earth help for people facing anger, grief, anxiety, and major life changes. She holds LICSW and LCSW credentials and brings 23 years of experience to sessions. Cathy speaks English and sees clients based in the District of Columbia.
She focuses on helping people process loss, adjust to illness, and manage stress that affects daily life. Conversations are straightforward and paced to the person's needs.
Background and approach
Cathy supports work on self-esteem, coping with depression, and navigating relationship and family concerns. Her approach mixes acceptance and commitment ideas with client-centered listening and cognitive-behavioral techniques. Sessions include practical skills for managing strong emotions and developing healthier habits.
Mindfulness practices are offered to increase awareness and reduce reactivity. Cathy has worked across a range of concerns, including adoption and foster care issues, chronic illness and pain, caregiving stress, and fertility or aging-related worries. She also helps people who struggle with addiction, ADHD, or compassion fatigue to find manageable steps forward.
People who choose her work with her to clarify values, set small goals, and practice new responses to old patterns. The process is collaborative and tailored to everyday life. To begin, visitors follow the site matching steps to connect and schedule a first session.
What Cathy works with
Everything Cathy lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Cathy's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Cathy lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them. It focuses on clarifying personal values and taking small steps that match those values, which can be useful for anger, grief, and life transitions.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions interact. It teaches practical skills for changing unhelpful thinking and building new behaviors, often through exercises and homework that are easy to do between online sessions.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will listen to goals and preferences and then suggest which methods to try. Decisions are made together and can be adjusted as needs change over time.
Online sessions are offered by licensed professionals using video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video lets people work face-to-face when schedules and bandwidth allow. Phone sessions need less data and can fit into a short work break. Text and live chat are useful for quick check-ins, skill reminders, or when someone prefers writing. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent while fitting it into everyday life.
Questions people ask about Cathy
What kinds of concerns does Cathy address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, anger, addictions, and related issues such as parenting, sleep problems, and relationship difficulties.
What is her general therapy style?
Her style combines acceptance and commitment ideas, client-centered listening, and cognitive behavioral techniques focused on practical change.
How long has she practiced?
Cathy has 23 years of experience working as a clinical social worker and therapist with a range of adjustment and loss issues.
Where is she based and what credentials does she hold?
She practices in the District of Columbia and holds DC LICSW and VA LCSW credentials.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She is not accepting international clients at this time.
What formats are available for sessions?
Sessions can take place via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How do I begin working together?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on therapist availability; subscription billing can be canceled at any time.