Cat Russell, MS, LPC

Introduction: Whenever I meet someone looking for help for their marriage, their relationships, their inner life, their behaviors, or their future, it never crosses my mind to think, "what's wrong with you?" I think, "what happened to you?" In our sessions, I focus, first, on helping clients recognize and resolve the issues that drive their feelings, thoughts, and behaviors. Addressing these underlying, causative issues makes changing the situation straightforward. Anything less is like putting a bandaid on a gangrenous leg wound; you might stop the bleeding, but you could lose the limb. I am passionate about helping people recognize and resolve issues underlying the obstacles to growth, change, and attainment in their lives and relationships. Sometimes these obstacles present as: serious challenges in our relationships, behaviors, and feelings and thoughts. Sometimes they are existential question like: "Am I ready?" "What do I really want?" "How am I going to get from where I am to where I want to be?" Often, they are disguised as our own self-defeating thoughts. "I couldn't do that." "I'll never be able to accomplish it." "I'm not _________ enough." I especially love doing this work in the online environment, free from limitations to time, distance, and privacy.