Catherine Hogan

Catherine Hogan is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) in Washington with 30 years of clinical experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and family-related concerns. Her practice also covers self-esteem struggles and ADHD-related difficulties. Catherine helps people who feel isolated or who struggle with social anxiety and panic attacks. She supports those healing from domestic violence and codependency patterns. She also addresses family-of-origin issues and communication problems that keep relationships stuck. She provides care for people coping with grief, hospice and end-of-life decisions. Catherine listens to concerns about guilt, shame, and forgiveness and helps people sort through complicated feelings. She also works with those managing caregiver stress and the strains that come with divorce or separation. Her approach is collaborative and based on evidence-based therapeutic techniques. Sessions are meant to be respectful and direct, with attention to clients' values and life circumstances. Faith and spirituality can be part of the work when they matter to the person in therapy. Catherine aims to help people find clearer ways to handle everyday pressure and make decisions about what matters next. She focuses on practical steps and steady conversation rather than quick fixes. To begin, prospective clients use the site process to match and schedule a first appointment. Background and approach: With three decades of practice, she brings long experience to complicated, often overlapping problems. People who come to her often want help stabilizing stress and anxiety, improving communication, or making peace with past hurts. Sessions typically include reviewing what's happening now, identifying small changes to try, and checking how those changes are working over time.

How evidence-based techniques translate to online sessions

Many of the approaches Catherine uses rely on clear skills practice and regular review. One common method focuses on learning specific coping skills for anxiety and panic - clients learn breathing and grounding strategies, then try them between sessions to see what helps. Another approach addresses trauma and abuse by helping people make sense of distressing memories and reduce their impact through structured, step-by-step work. Finding the right approach is part of the work together. She will collaborate with the client to identify which techniques fit their needs, goals, and preferences, and then adjust the plan based on how the client responds. Confirm the exact session formats before booking, as the biography does not list specific options. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life - they can reduce travel time, allow for shorter check-ins during a work break, or make it simpler to meet from a quieter room. If video is difficult, phone sessions often use less bandwidth and can be a practical alternative. Ask about formats when you begin the matching process so sessions match your daily routine and needs.