About Caitlin
Caitlin LaVine is a licensed clinician in Maryland with three years of professional experience. She holds an MD and is a Licensed Certified Social Worker-Clinical, LCSW-C. Caitlin focuses on helping people manage anxiety, stress, depression, trauma, and concerns around addictions and relationships.
She frames sessions around respect, sensitivity, and compassion. Caitlin listens first to understand what feels most urgent. Then she and the person work together to set goals and try practical steps that fit everyday life.
Background and approach
Her approach is individualized. Caitlin adapts conversations and plans so they match a person’s needs and situation. She emphasizes clear communication and attention to attachment and relationship patterns that can affect mood and coping.
Many clients bring worries about guilt, shame, loneliness, or life purpose. Caitlin also supports people navigating divorce or separation, workplace stress, and issues common to women. She helps people talk through forgiveness, self-love, and rebuilding routines after trauma.
Sessions aim to reduce immediate distress and build steady skills for the future. Caitlin encourages small, achievable changes and checks in on progress. She describes starting therapy as a courageous step and offers steady support through that process.
Evidence-based approaches and online care
Caitlin uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques focused on practical change. One common approach helps people identify patterns that keep anxiety and low mood active, then builds small behavior changes to reduce stress and improve daily routines. This method is useful for anxiety, depression, and workplace stress.Another approach centers on processing trauma and its effects on relationships and self-worth. It involves pacing discussions, naming responses to past events, and developing coping strategies for triggers and flashbacks. This work supports recovery from abuse, post-traumatic stress, and complicated grief.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't worked before. Together they choose methods and adjust them over time so therapy stays practical and relevant.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video is useful for deeper conversations, phone can be simpler when bandwidth is limited, and messaging allows brief check-ins or ongoing support between sessions. These options help people fit therapy into busy schedules and varied daily routines.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- Experience
- 3 years
- Licensed
- Maryland
- Languages
- English
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