About Catherine
Catherine Repertorio uses a client-centered approach to help people manage stress, anxiety, and life transitions. She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) based in New York with 25 years of experience. Catherine aims to create an open atmosphere where thoughts and feelings can be spoken plainly.
She draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to help people spot unhelpful thinking patterns and try new ways of responding. Mindfulness strategies are used to calm the body and bring attention back to the present moment during high-anxiety times.
Background and approach
Motivational interviewing and solution-focused methods help set practical goals and break problems into manageable steps. Catherine has worked with people facing relationship strain, family conflict, career stress, and parenting pressures. She also supports those coping with mood challenges such as depression and bipolar mood swings, and with conditions like ADHD and panic attacks.
Additional focus areas include workplace issues, seasonal mood changes, obsessive-compulsive concerns, and recovery from domestic violence or divorce and separation. Sessions are offered in English and Italian, and she provides multiple formats to fit different needs. Catherine talks with each person about what they want to change, then helps build a clear plan to move toward those goals.
Her style is straightforward, compassionate, and goal oriented. People who prefer short check-ins or written communication can use text or live chat options, while those wanting deeper conversation often choose video or phone sessions. The first step is a brief matching questionnaire and scheduling that fits the client's timeline.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and responding to what matters most to the individual, creating a space where people can speak freely and set their own goals. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) teaches practical techniques to notice unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors, which can be practiced between sessions to address anxiety, panic, or low mood. Mindfulness therapy uses simple attention and breathing exercises to reduce reactivity and build moment-to-moment awareness, helping during stress or overwhelming emotions.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss the client's goals, preferences, and day-to-day needs, then suggest methods to try. Decisions are made collaboratively and adjusted as progress is tracked.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video works well for in-depth conversation and visual cues, phone can be easier when bandwidth is low, live chat suits brief check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options offer flexibility for busy schedules, varied energy levels, and different communication styles, while allowing people to keep therapy consistent even when life is hectic.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
Also works with
- ADHD
- Bipolar disorder
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family conflicts
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Visually impaired
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 25 years
- Licensed
- New York
- Languages
- English, Italian