Catherine Ogletree, LPC

Catherine Ogletree is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Virginia who helps people manage stress, anxiety, relationship strain, family tension, parenting challenges, and changes at work or home. She also supports those coping with depression, trauma and abuse, self-esteem struggles, and life transitions like divorce or midlife shifts. Catherine writes plainly and meets people where they are. She focuses on practical steps people can use right away.

Her style is respectful and compassionate. Catherine listens and then tailors conversations and plans to the person in front of her. She uses tools drawn from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Solution-Focused Therapy to break problems into manageable pieces and build on strengths. Sessions focus on specific goals and small, doable changes.

Clients can expect straightforward talk about what’s causing stress and what helps reduce it. Catherine will suggest experiments, thought work, and short exercises to try between sessions. She pays attention to safety and self-harm concerns and will address those directly when they come up.

With seven years of experience, she brings practical experience from work with a range of concerns including social anxiety, workplace issues, women’s issues, and self-love. Catherine aims to make therapy useful and relevant to day-to-day life.

People interested in starting are encouraged to be open about goals. Catherine focuses on collaboration and helps people track progress toward clearer, calmer days.

How Catherine’s approaches fit into online work

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and patterns. It uses simple exercises to test beliefs, reduce anxiety, and change behaviors that get in the way of daily life. Solution-Focused Therapy concentrates on what’s working now and small steps toward a clearer future. It’s goal-oriented and often moves quickly toward practical changes.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Catherine will work with each person to choose methods that match their goals, preferences, and the problems they want to solve. Together they set short-term goals and check what helps most as therapy progresses.

The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm available online options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, cut down travel time, and allow follow-ups between major life events. It can also support shorter check-ins when schedules are tight or phone-only conversations when video is impractical. Ask about current format options to pick what best fits your routine and needs.