- Licensed inFlorida
- LicenseMH23606
- NPI 1154915486
- Experience17+ years
- LanguagesEnglish
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About Catherine
Dr. Catherine Alvarez, Ph.D., is a licensed mental health counselor with 17 years of experience helping people navigate stress, anxiety, depression, and life changes. She brings a calm, straightforward approach and values steady progress one step at a time.
People consult her for struggles with addiction, grief, relationship and intimacy concerns, and parenting strains. In sessions she draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how close bonds shape feelings and behavior.
Background and approach
She also uses tools from cognitive behavioral therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy to help people notice unhelpful patterns and take values-based steps. Treatment is collaborative and paced to each person’s needs. Dr.
Alvarez works with many overlapping issues such as trauma and abuse, compassion fatigue, bipolar disorder, ADHD, sleep and eating concerns, and chronic illness. She is attentive to how life stages and caregiving roles affect stress and coping. She helps people talk through communication and commitment struggles and issues around abandonment and codependency.
Her style is practical and person-centered. Sessions focus on building clearer thinking, stronger emotion regulation skills, and more satisfying connections. Techniques include skill practice, behavioral experiments, and reflective conversation tailored to daily life.
Dr. Alvarez is licensed in Florida as an LMHC. She provides therapy in English and accepts clients internationally.
Sessions are available by video calls, phone, live chat, or text messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.
Credentials
- LMHC (Florida)
- License MH23606 · expires March 2027
- NPI
- 1154915486 · national provider identifier
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Focus areas and approaches
Everything Catherine lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Anger management
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Catherine names
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Gottman Method
- Imago Relationship Therapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How attachment-based and behavioral approaches work online
Attachment-based therapy looks at how early and current bonds shape feelings and reactions. Online sessions can use that lens to notice patterns in relationships, repair trust, and build safer ways of relating. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice painful thoughts without fighting them and choose actions that match their values; it is useful for anxiety, depression, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors through concrete exercises and practice, which helps with mood, worry, and sleep problems.Choosing the right approach is part of therapy. The therapist will work together with the client to decide which methods fit their goals, needs, and day-to-day life. That collaboration means techniques may be mixed and adapted as progress and priorities become clearer.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to match practical needs. Video sessions allow face-to-face interaction for in-depth work and skill demonstrations. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for shorter check-ins. Live chat and text messaging offer quick touchpoints and ongoing support between longer sessions. These options make it easier to keep momentum, fit appointments into a busy week, and maintain steady progress from wherever a person is located.
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Frequently asked
What issues does she help with?
She addresses stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, grief, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy concerns, parenting challenges, and many related areas such as ADHD and chronic illness.
What is her general therapy style?
Her approach is collaborative and down-to-earth, combining attachment-informed understanding with practical skill work from CBT and ACT to help people change patterns and meet life goals.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 17 years of experience working as a mental health professional supporting people with a wide range of emotional and behavioral concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She holds a Ph.D. and practices as a Florida licensed mental health counselor, listed as FL LMHC.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English for both domestic and international clients.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to allow different ways to meet depending on needs and schedule.
How are costs and billing handled?
Session cost varies with location and therapist availability; services use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin therapy with her?
Start by clicking the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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