Catherine Feng, LCSW — Therapist in California

Hi there, I'm Catherine!

Starting therapy takes immense courage, and finding the right fit matters. I offer a warm, collaborative, and judgment-free space where you can safely process and heal. My objective is to help you break unhealthy cycles, rebuild your confidence, and establish clear and healthy boundaries.

My focus

Navigating life transitions, relationships, and self-worth can feel heavy when balancing deep-rooted family expectations with your own personal identity. Whether you are a teen trying to define your path, or an adult unlearning perfectionism, high-functioning anxiety, or the silent weight of generational patterns, your experiences are real.

My approach

Using a strengths-based, solution-focused framework, we will identify immediate, practical tools to help you manage your symptoms. At the same time, we will gently look at the bigger picture to understand how your upbringing, past experiences, and family relationship patterns influence your current life.

My communication style

My communication style is warm, direct, and collaborative. I focus on creating an unconditionally safe space where you can show up exactly as you are, while gently challenging you to look at behavioral patterns that no longer serve you. You can expect our conversations to be engaging, transparent, and focused on practical solutions.

My journey to mental healthcare

My background spans outpatient community mental health, intensive hospital psychiatric care, and trauma-informed work within foster care and school systems. Because of this diverse experience, I specialize in helping clients manage acute stress, trauma, anxiety, depression and major life transitions.

My goals for you

Our work will be collaborative, conversational, and tailored to your goals. Using a strengths-based, solution-focused framework, we will identify practical tools to help your symptoms. At the same time, we will gently look at the bigger picture to understand how your upbringing, past experiences, and family relationship patterns influence your life

Our first session

First sessions can be anxiety-inducing. We focus entirely on getting you comfortable and respecting what you are ready to share. We will prioritize building initial rapport while gathering background history. We will map out an understanding of your current issues and establish your specific goals for therapy.

I identify as...

Female
Asian

Expertise

Treatment approaches

Psychodynamic

Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)

Trauma Focused

Acceptance and Commitment (ACT)

Attachment-based

Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)

Compassion Focused

Dialectical (DBT)

Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)

Humanistic

Interpersonal

Mindfulness-Based

Motivational Interviewing

Reality Therapy

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Therapy types

Individual Therapy

Ages served

Adults

Practice

Accepted insurance providers

Aetna
Allegiance
Allied
Arlo
Ascension-SmartHealth

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Languages spoken

English

Education

Master of Social Work (MSW) from University of California, Los Angeles.

Sessions

60 minutes

Virtual sessions

Catherine Feng