About Catherine
Catherine Mccawley is a licensed mental health practitioner with 20 years of experience helping people facing stress and anxiety. She offers a calm, practical approach that focuses on everyday steps people can use right away. Sessions tend to be conversational and goal-oriented so worries feel more manageable.
She centers each session on the person's needs and priorities. That means listening first, then working together to try new ways of handling difficult feelings.
Background and approach
Catherine encourages small behavior changes and skills practice between sessions to build momentum. Her work covers common concerns like depression, relationship strain, anger, and self-esteem struggles. She also helps people coping with life changes, parenting stress, caregiver burden, and issues such as panic attacks or social anxiety.
Catherine uses a mix of approaches to match each person's situation. She draws on cognitive and mindfulness-based ideas to shift unhelpful thinking and to increase present-moment awareness. Emotion-focused strategies support clearer communication and healthier emotional responses.
People who meet with Catherine can expect a steady, respectful guide who values collaboration. She frames therapy as a process of growth and forward movement. Her Nebraska practice emphasizes practical tools and ongoing support to help clients feel more in control of daily life.
Approaches that translate well to online therapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose values-based actions instead of getting stuck. It can be useful for anxiety, stress, and feeling overwhelmed. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on changing thought patterns and behaviors that keep problems going, which often helps with panic, social anxiety, and low mood. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) concentrates on understanding and expressing emotions to improve how people relate to themselves and others, which can help with relationship strain and emotional regulation.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Catherine collaborates with each person to decide which methods fit best for their goals and daily life. She adjusts techniques over time based on what helps and what doesn’t, so the plan stays practical and user-focused.
Online sessions offer flexible ways to connect. Video calls let people use visual cues for deeper conversation, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat supports brief check-ins or quick problem-solving, and text messaging works well for short updates or homework reminders. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule while still using ACT, CBT, or EFT tools in real situations.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Anger management
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 20 years
- Licensed
- Nebraska
- Languages
- English
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