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Catherine Heil, LCSW

  • Experience12 years
  • LocationMissouri
  • 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 Heil is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with a strong background in treating a wide range of mental health concerns, including stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, addictions, relationship and intimacy-related issues, grief, and ADHD.

Background and approach

She brings 12 years of clinical experience working in both inpatient and outpatient settings, and a longer career in social work that informs a practical, compassionate approach to care. Catherine emphasizes strategies that help clients manage symptoms, address patterns that maintain distress, and build more effective coping skills.

Her style is warm, empathetic, and goal oriented while remaining client-centered. She draws on evidence-based methods such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Motivational Interviewing, and Solution-Focused Therapy to tailor interventions to each person's needs.

Catherine’s training and years in diverse settings - including psychiatric and correctional institutions - give her a grounded perspective on complex presentations like PTSD, process and sex addictions, obsessive-compulsive concerns, personality-related difficulties, and challenges tied to shame, abandonment, and infidelity.

Based in Missouri, she offers therapy in English and provides sessions through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. Catherine encourages people to reach out when they are ready to explore goals, change patterns, and build more satisfying daily life routines.

Integrating evidence-based approaches in online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps clients clarify personal values and practice psychological flexibility, supporting work on issues like anxiety, depression, and life transitions by encouraging committed action toward meaningful goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing thinking and behavior patterns that contribute to distress, which can be useful for concerns such as obsessive-compulsive patterns, mood issues, and problematic coping strategies. Motivational Interviewing is a collaborative, goal-focused method that strengthens a person’s own motivation to change, often used alongside other approaches to address addictions and ambivalence about treatment.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist works with each client to explore goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked before, then tailors methods to fit the individual’s needs rather than relying on a single technique. This collaborative planning helps ensure interventions feel relevant and achievable.

Online therapy formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which make scheduling more flexible and allow people to engage from locations that suit them. These options can reduce time spent on travel, support ongoing momentum between sessions, and provide multiple ways for clients to communicate in a manner that matches their comfort and daily routines.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does this therapist address?
Catherine supports people coping with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, addictions, relationship and intimacy-related issues, grief, ADHD, and a range of related concerns such as OCD, bipolar symptoms, and process or sex addictions.
How would you describe the therapeutic style used in sessions?
The approach is warm, empathetic, and goal oriented while remaining client-centered, focusing on practical strategies to change unhelpful patterns and improve day-to-day coping.
What is Catherine's professional background and experience?
She holds 12 years of clinical experience in inpatient and outpatient settings and additional years in social work, including work in psychiatric and correctional institutions.
What credentials and location are on record?
She is an LCSW licensed in Missouri with license number MO LCSW 2011014259 and practices from Missouri.
Can I work with this therapist in a language other than English?
Sessions are provided in English; she is not listed as offering services in other languages or accepting international clients.
Which session formats are offered for receiving care?
Available formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, allowing clients to choose what fits their needs.
How are fees and payment handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; services are provided through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin therapy with this clinician?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyTrauma and abuseAnger managementSelf esteemDepression

Also works with

AddictionsRelationship issuesGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersParenting issuesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAntisocial personalityAvoidant personalityBDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultureCodependencyControl issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameInfidelityLife purposeObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPost-traumatic stressProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Sex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunction

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Motivational InterviewingSolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

12+ years

Licensed

Missouri

Languages

English

What Catherine can help with

Catherine Heil works with clients on stress and anxiety, trauma and abuse, anger management, self esteem, and depression.

Catherine works with people affected by depression, anxiety, and trauma, and with individuals experiencing relationship challenges.

How Catherine approaches therapy

Catherine's clinical approaches include Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Motivational Interviewing, and Solution-Focused Therapy.

Catherine uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Solution Focused Brief Therapy, and Motivational Interviewing.

Experience and training

Catherine is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker practicing in Missouri, with 12 years of clinical experience.