Catherine Castillo, LCSW — Therapist in California

Hi there, I'm Catherine!

I would be honored to assist you on your path toward a more hopeful today and a better tomorrow. You will be treated warmly, with patience, and without judgment. Together, we will look at what is concerning you and how to overcome your current challenges.

My focus

Currently, I specialize in working with adults who are experiencing difficulties with their relationships, parenting, life transitions, or trauma. Often, depression, anxiety, or anger is initially present. I am trained in EMDR for trauma, I-CBT and ExRP for obsessions/compulsions, and Seeking Safety for relapse prevention.

My approach

I am an integrative therapist. I will support you as you take a risk to explore and experience your feelings and beliefs, and I will share with you strategies to overcome unhelpful thinking and behaviors. I will help you understand your attachment wounds and triggers, and teach you how to improve your boundary-setting and communication abilities.

My communication style

I seek to create a caring and compassionate space for you to feel that you can talk about anything. My clients often tell me that they feel able to share with me what is really going on. Although it is not easy to open up, I assure you it will be worth it.

My journey to mental healthcare

It has been said that compassion is seeing suffering and wanting to do something about it. Since college, I have been in the helping professions, striving to improve the well-being of others. I hope you will feel that I care about you and can assist you on your path to feeling better. I look forward to our journey together!

My goals for you

I find that asking my clients how they want to grow is a useful way to approach goal-setting. Additionally, I ask my clients what they want to be able to do better or differently. Feeling better is often a result of learning new skills and practicing them.

Our first session

We will briefly review confidentiality related to therapy, and the rest of the session will be devoted to you sharing what has led you to seek therapy. Having a therapist you connect with is a unique opportunity to focus on yourself and your needs and wants. I may offer you a tool to try out during the time between sessions.

I identify as...

Female
Caucasian or White
Spiritual

Expertise

Treatment approaches

EMDR

Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)

Exposure Response Prevention

Humanistic

Mindfulness-Based

+ 5 more

Focus populations

Body Positivity

Immune-Disorders

LGBTQIA+

Non-Binary

Recovery/12 Step Friendly

Single Mother

+ 6 more

Therapy types

Individual Therapy

Ages served

Adults

Practice

Accepted insurance providers

Aetna
Aetna - Medicare Advantage
Alignment Health Plan - Medicare Advantage
All Savers
Allegiance

+ 74 more

Languages spoken

English, Spanish

Education

Master of Social Work (MSW) from California State University, Long Beach.

Sessions

60 minutes

Virtual sessions

Catherine Castillo