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Catherine (Cate) Beaton, LCMHC

  • Experience15 years
  • LocationVermont
  • Focus areasADHD, Stress and Anxiety, and Trauma and abuse
  • Therapy approachesAcceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Client-Centered Therapy
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About Catherine

Catherine (Cate) Beaton brings a relational, person-centered approach grounded in training and fifteen years of clinical experience. She integrates Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, EMDR, existential ideas, and client-centered principles to help people manage stress, anxiety, trauma, mood disorders, and life transitions.

Background and approach

Cate’s background includes leadership roles that shaped her focus on supporting helping professionals and fostering strong therapeutic connection. Her work addresses a wide range of concerns including depression, bipolar mood challenges, grief, anger, addiction, parenting and career issues, compassion fatigue, ADHD, relationship and family difficulties, and coaching for coping with life changes.

Additional focus areas include attachment concerns, blended family dynamics, caregiver stress, codependency, dissociation, postpartum depression, post-traumatic stress, social anxiety, multicultural considerations, and young adult issues.

Licensed as an LCMHC in Vermont and New Hampshire, Cate combines formal training with extensive supervision and administrative experience to create an environment where clients can explore values, build skills, and process difficult memories. She aims to help people feel seen and heard while collaborating on practical strategies and deeper meaning work to support lasting change.

Evidence-Informed Approaches for Online Work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify their values and take practical steps toward a meaningful life while learning to accept difficult thoughts and feelings rather than avoid them. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns to reduce symptoms of anxiety, depression, and other mood concerns. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) supports processing traumatic memories by using bilateral stimulation alongside guided recall to decrease distress related to past events.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Cate collaborates with each person to determine which methods best fit their needs, goals, and comfort level. She draws on her training in multiple modalities and her supervisory experience to tailor treatment, adapting techniques as progress and preferences emerge.

Online formats available include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, offering practical flexibility for scheduling and ongoing work. These options make it easier to attend regular sessions, use brief check-ins between meetings, and maintain continuity of care while managing busy lives or geographic constraints. Licensed professionals can use these formats to blend skill practice, trauma processing, and values-guided work effectively.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Cate address?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, bipolar mood challenges, grief, relationship and family issues, parenting and career concerns, compassion fatigue, addictions, ADHD, and related topics.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Cate uses a blend of client-centered care, ACT, CBT, EMDR, and existential ideas to combine skill-building with meaning-focused exploration.
How much experience does she have?
She brings 15 years of clinical experience, including about ten years providing clinical supervision and leadership roles in mental health settings.
Where is she licensed and based?
Cate is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor with licenses VT LCMHC 068.0084098 and NH LCMHC 1183, and she practices from Vermont.
Does she work with non-English speakers or international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences.
How does pricing and subscription work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyTrauma and abuseParenting issuesCareer difficultiesCompassion fatigue

Also works with

AddictionsRelationship issuesFamily conflictsGriefAnger managementSelf esteemBipolar disorderDepressionCoping with life changesCoachingADHD

Additional focus areas

Attachment issuesBlended family issuesCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyDissociationDivorce and separationEmptinessFirst responder issuesGuilt and shameMood disordersMulticultural concernsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressSocial anxiety and phobiaYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Existential TherapyEye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Motivational InterviewingTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

15+ years

Licensed

Vermont, New Hampshire

Languages

English

What Catherine can help with

Catherine (Cate) Beaton works with clients on stress and anxiety, trauma and abuse, parenting issues, career difficulties, and compassion fatigue.

How Catherine approaches therapy

Catherine's clinical approaches include Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Existential Therapy, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Motivational Interviewing, Trauma-Focused Therapy, and Internal Family Systems.

Experience and training

Catherine is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor practicing in Vermont, with 15 years of clinical experience.