About

Hi! I'm Catharine... I am a perinatal therapist and Licensed Professional Counselor in Connecticut. I love helping women and birthing people navigate fertility challenges, pregnancy and baby loss (including termination), family planning, prenatal and postpartum anxiety, depression, trauma and OCD, all things motherhood and early parenting, especially work-life balance in that first year. My availability right now is *mostly limited to messaging* as a way to reach moms and expectant clients who aren't necessarily looking for weekly psychotherapy which I offer in my private practice. I would love to support you and offer you interactive activities, reflective exercises and support through Find A Therapist messaging, journal feature and activities.

I am a passionate birth advocate and work with clients to process birth trauma as well. With a background in family studies and psychology before my graduate training in counseling I love to think about family resource management, how to make life run smoother and find time for your wellness, often incorporating an integrative approach- my recommendations may include connecting with a naturopath or acupuncturist, seeing a chiropractor or exploring nutritional supports to help improve overall wellness in the childbearing years when so much of your energy is outwardly focused on pregnancy, postpartum, and babies, I help you reconnect to you and your well-being. My goal is for clients to come in, get well, get some new skills to implement and then move onward, while I love working with clients long-term, what I really want for you is to find wellness and balance sooner rather than later!

I really love providing in person care, with the pandemic I've realized how incredibly powerful online counseling can be, and I find it's often so helpful to text or message clients between session to provide resources, coaching, articles or ideas. I'd love to connect with moms who aren't quite ready for therapy and would prefer to connect via text or messaging between visits, or dip their toes into the water with perinatal counseling by the different messaging boards that Find A Therapist has to offer. I'd love to connect with you in a way that helps you feel supported.