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Cathy Nau, LMHC

  • Experience29 years
  • LocationWashington
  • Focus areasADHD, Stress and Anxiety, and Grief
  • Therapy approachesAcceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Client-Centered Therapy
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About Cathy

Cathy Nau is a Washington-based Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) with 29 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, grief, depression, compassion fatigue, ADHD, trauma and abuse, and life transitions. She focuses on practical support that brings immediate relief while also setting collaborative goals for longer-term change.

Background and approach

Cathy emphasizes small, manageable steps toward clients' aims and supports work on self-esteem, career concerns, coping with loss, and related areas such as body image, attachment issues, and caregiver stress.

Her approach blends empathy with evidence-informed methods, drawing on acceptance and commitment ideas, cognitive-behavioral strategies, emotionally focused and dialectical techniques, plus client-centered principles to tailor care to each person.

Over nearly three decades she has provided counseling in a range of settings, including work with military and family life contexts, and adapts methods to what each client finds most helpful. Cathy brings warmth and practical problem solving to sessions, helping clients define meaningful goals and take the first small steps toward them.

Therapeutic approaches adapted for online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps clients clarify personal values and take committed action toward a meaningful life, even when difficult thoughts or feelings are present. ACT can be useful for anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes by teaching skills to notice experience and choose actions that align with values.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. It offers structured tools and homework practices that translate well to online sessions for issues like stress, mood disorders, and ADHD-related challenges.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Cathy works collaboratively to identify which methods fit a client's goals, preferences, and life circumstances. She combines techniques as needed and invites clients to give feedback so the plan can be adjusted over time.

Online therapy with Cathy uses video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility in how people engage. These options make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, access support from home, and continue consistent work between appointments with brief messages or text check-ins as appropriate.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Cathy address?
Cathy works with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, ADHD, trauma and abuse, compassion fatigue, and coping with life changes, along with related issues such as self-esteem, career concerns, and caregiver stress.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is warm and client-centered, offering immediate support while collaboratively setting goals and using practical steps to move forward.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 29 years of experience in psychocounseling and life coaching across a variety of settings, including work with military and family life contexts.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor with credential WA LMHC LH00007536 and practices in Washington.
Which languages are offered and are international clients accepted?
Sessions are offered in English, and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
Clients can work with her through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on availability.
How are fees and subscriptions handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin therapy?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyGriefSelf esteemCoping with life changesADHD

Also works with

Trauma and abuseCareer difficultiesDepressionCompassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterEating and food-related issuesFirst responder issuesGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMood disordersPost-traumatic stressSexual assault and abuseWomen's issuesWorkplace issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyEye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

29+ years

Licensed

Washington

Languages

English

What Cathy can help with

Cathy Nau works with clients on stress and anxiety, grief, self esteem, coping with life changes, and ADHD.

Cathy works with clients navigating depression, stress, anxiety, and grief and loss (to include the loss of a pet).

How Cathy approaches therapy

Cathy's clinical approaches include Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Existential Therapy, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), and Mindfulness Therapy.

Experience and training

Cathy is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor practicing in Washington.