About Catherine
Catherine Seger uses an integrative, client-centered approach that emphasizes each person's strengths and values to guide therapy.
Background and approach
As an Illinois-licensed clinician with 18 years of experience, she blends Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, cognitive behavioral techniques, and a person-centered stance to help clients facing stress, anxiety, addictions, depression, and challenges with self-esteem and motivation. She sees clients as the experts in their own lives and partners with them to build practical skills and meaningful change.
Catherine brings experience addressing a wide range of concerns including trauma and abuse, grief, eating and anger issues, bipolar mood concerns, career transitions, and coping with major life changes. Her additional focus areas include caregiver stress, chronic pain and illness, divorce and separation, guilt and shame, social anxiety and phobia, and women’s issues.
She encourages the courage involved in beginning therapy and works collaboratively to identify goals and strategies that fit each person’s situation.
Using ACT and CBT in Online Therapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then focus on actions that align with personal values; it is useful for chronic stress, anxiety, and coping with life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thinking patterns and behaviors, often teaching practical skills for managing depression, anxiety, and problem behaviors. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes empathy and acceptance, creating a supportive environment in which clients can explore their experiences and build confidence.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work together with each person to consider goals, preferences, and life circumstances and then tailor techniques from ACT, CBT, or a client-centered stance to fit what feels most helpful.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, offering flexibility for scheduling and day-to-day accessibility. These options make it possible to maintain continuity of care from different locations and to choose the communication style that best matches a client’s needs and routine.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
Also works with
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 18 years
- Licensed
- Illinois
- Languages
- English