- Stress management
- Substance concerns
- Blended family issues
About Catherine
Catherine DeShetler is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker-Clinical (LCSW-C) in Maryland with 28 years of professional experience. She helps people manage stress, anxiety, addictions, anger, depression, and attention concerns. She also lists work on blended family issues among other focus areas.
Catherine talks simply about strengths and options. She treats concentration and memory concerns alongside mood and substance problems. She approaches each meeting as a practical time to sort problems and try steps that make daily life easier.
Her background includes long experience supporting people through workplace strain, midlife shifts, and caregiver stress. She has worked with issues related to aging and geriatric concerns, money and financial stress, and coping after disasters or major loss. Addiction and recovery work is also part of her practice.
Sessions are described as collaborative. Catherine views the person in the room as the expert on their life and focuses on what can be tried now to reduce distress. She talks through options, helps set small goals, and checks what works for each person.
People in stephouseholds or blended families may find practical support for merging routines, managing loyalty conflicts, and handling co-parenting stress. She also addresses guilt, shame, forgiveness, life purpose, seasonal mood shifts, and self-regard in straightforward terms.
If someone wants to begin, the next step is to select the online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session. The subscription used for sessions can be canceled at any time, and cost varies with location.
Evidence-based approaches and online care
Many clinicians use evidence-based therapeutic techniques such as cognitive strategies that help people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behavioral strategies that focus on practicing new habits. Cognitive methods are useful for anxiety, low mood, and repetitive negative patterns. Behavioral techniques can help with anger, substance-related routines, and building small daily changes that add up.Some therapists combine problem-focused work with skills practice for attention and memory concerns, using straightforward exercises to improve concentration and daily organization. This kind of work is practical and aimed at reducing everyday friction rather than producing quick fixes.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the process. The therapist will work together with each person to identify goals, try methods, and adjust what is being used based on what helps most. That collaboration includes checking whether cognitive, behavioral, or skills-based methods feel useful and making changes as needed.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into work or family schedules, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Licensed professionals who offer online work can tailor session length and pacing to fit daily life and priorities.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
28+ years
Listed in
Maryland
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she work with?
She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, anger, depression, and ADHD-related attention concerns, plus additional areas like blended family issues and caregiver stress.
How would you describe her approach in sessions?
She takes a practical, collaborative approach that focuses on strengths and small, doable steps to reduce daily problems.
How much experience does she have?
Catherine has 28 years of professional work experience supporting people with mood, attention, addiction, and life transition concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is an LCSW-C licensed in Maryland and practices from that state.
Does she offer sessions in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She is not currently accepting international clients.
What is the cost and billing structure?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.
Online talk therapy is for adults and is not emergency care, mediation or legal advice. If you or a child are in danger, use the emergency numbers. Find someone else by name.