About Catherine
Catherine Goss is a licensed clinician who helps people manage stress, anxiety, addiction, mood disorders, and life changes. She works with concerns like depression, bipolar symptoms, PTSD, panic, ADHD, relationship strain, and parenting stress. Her style is calm and direct to help worried parents find steadier ground quickly.
She uses a person-centered approach that starts with listening. Catherine offers validation and practical support so people can regain a sense of control.
Background and approach
She focuses on small, achievable steps rather than big, vague goals. Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills are part of her toolbox for emotion regulation and impulsivity. Those techniques can help with panic, intense mood swings, and problems like self-destructive behaviors or substance use.
Catherine combines these skills with a motivational stance to encourage lasting change. Over 15 years in the mental health field have given her experience with co-occurring addiction and mental health concerns. She pays attention to how mood, behavior, and relationships affect each other.
That helps when deciding which strategies to use first. Catherine holds the credential MT LCPC, which reflects her licensure in Montana. Sessions are offered in English and can be arranged through the usual intake steps on the site.
She aims to make therapy practical and accessible for people facing intense or ongoing problems.
How her approaches work in online therapy
Catherine uses a client-centered approach that centers on listening and respect. This approach focuses on what matters most to the person and builds from their strengths and goals. It helps people who need a steady, supportive space to sort through problems and decide next steps.She also uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy, usually in brief, practical ways. DBT techniques teach skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and better interpersonal interactions. These skills are useful for panic, strong mood swings, impulsivity, and managing urges linked to substance use.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Catherine will work with each person to see which methods feel like the best fit given their needs, goals, and preferences. She adapts skill work and listening-based care depending on what helps the person move forward.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which offer flexibility around schedules and day-to-day life. Video sessions allow visual connection for skill coaching, phone calls can work when bandwidth is limited, and messaging is useful for short check-ins or ongoing support. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy routines.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Self esteem
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 15 years
- Licensed
- Montana
- Languages
- English