- Stress and anxiety
- Trauma processing
- Career and parenting
About Catherine
Catherine (Cate) Beaton is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) with 15 years of experience based in Vermont. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, and the particular pressures of young adulthood such as transitions, identity, work and study. Cate also addresses relationship and family concerns, parenting, career issues, addiction, and coping with life changes.
Cate began her career as a paramedic, which shaped her view of how connection matters in moments of crisis. She later completed a Master of Arts in Transpersonal Counseling Psychology from Naropa University and an Educational Specialist degree in School Psychology. Those experiences inform a practice that blends clinical approaches with practical skills people can use day to day.
In clinical and leadership roles she has spent many years supervising clinicians and supporting first responders and helpers facing compassion fatigue and burnout. That background influences how she works with people who carry intense stress from caregiving or frontline roles. She draws on both short-term strategies and deeper processing when needed.
Her methods include cognitive behavioral techniques for changing unhelpful patterns, client-centered work that centers the person's own goals, acceptance and commitment ideas for values-based living, and EMDR for trauma processing. Cate uses motivational interviewing and existential thinking when helpful to clarify choices and meaning.
People who choose her often want practical skills for daily life alongside space to address deeper memories and losses. To begin, readers are asked to view the online therapy options, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
How her approaches translate to online sessions
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is about identifying and changing thoughts and behaviors that get in the way of daily life. Online sessions can focus on specific skills, homework, and short-term plans to manage anxiety, mood, or stress.Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening and following the person's goals. In remote sessions this looks like building a working relationship, reflecting what matters, and helping the client set and track practical steps that feel doable.
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, or EMDR, is used for processing traumatic memories. When appropriate EMDR can be adapted to a remote setting and combined with stabilization work before memory processing begins.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Cate will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and comfort level. That may mean combining techniques from several approaches as sessions progress.
Confirm the session formats she offers before booking, as formats are not listed here. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into study, work, or busy schedules, reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and let people attend from different locations without rearranging their day.
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Experience
15+ years
Listed in
Vermont, New Hampshire
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she work with?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, bipolar mood concerns, relationship and family matters, parenting, career issues, addiction, and young adult issues.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Cate combines client-centered listening with practical tools from cognitive behavioral therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy. She also uses EMDR for trauma when appropriate.
How much experience does she have?
She has 15 years of clinical experience and a background as a paramedic and clinical director, including about 10 years supervising other clinicians.
Where is she licensed and practicing?
She holds LCMHC credentials in Vermont and practices from Vermont.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy through BetterHelp is for adults aged 18 and over and is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the emergency numbers. Find someone else by name.