Cathleen is a Licensed Professional Counselor Associate who works with adults and adolescents
navigating anxiety, grief, trauma, adoption and foster-related dynamics, and major life
transitions. Her approach is integrative and collaborative, drawing from attachment theory,
Internal Family Systems (IFS), and Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) to help clients
understand their stories, build secure connections, and move toward greater clarity and
wholeness.

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Before becoming a counselor, Cathleen spent over a decade in education as a Certified Academic
Language Therapist, supporting students with dyslexia and other learning differences and their
families. Her professional background—combined with her own lived experience with adoption,
grief, and relational healing—shaped her belief that each person’s story holds both challenge and
incredible potential for growth and restoration.

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Grounded in her Christian faith, Cathleen views counseling as a space for reflection and healing,
where clients can explore who they are and what it means to live with hope and authenticity. She
has also served in leadership roles within her church, facilitating Regeneration, a 12-step
recovery program, Re|Engage marriage groups, and Merge, a premarital preparation class. She
welcomes clients of all backgrounds and seeks to provide a calm, supportive environment that
honors both courage and vulnerability.

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Outside of counseling, Cathleen enjoys hiking mountain trails, exploring local coffee shops, and
spending time with her husband, adult children, and their bulldog, Winston.

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“To own your story is to step into the truth of who you are and to trust that God is not finished
writing.”
— Dan B. Allender, To Be Told