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Catherine Kluge, LPC
Missouri
Licensed Professional Counselor - Stress and Anxiety
See online therapy options- CBT principles
- Motivational interviewing
- Narrative techniques
About Catherine
Catherine Kluge is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Missouri with 25 years of experience. She helps people address stress, anxiety, substance use, depression, grief, relationship concerns, parenting strain, and attention-related challenges. Catherine writes that she values treating people with dignity and respect and recognizes the strengths they bring to change.
Her background includes a Master’s in Counseling from Webster University and long work in hospitals, community mental health, and substance use treatment settings. That variety shaped a practical approach to common problems. Sessions focus on clear goals and small steps toward improved daily functioning.
Catherine uses client-centered work alongside cognitive behavioral ideas, motivational interviewing, mindfulness, and narrative methods. In practice this looks like noticing unhelpful thoughts, testing different responses, and sharpening motivation to change. She pays attention to how past experiences and current habits affect problems like sleep, appetite, mood, and anger.
People can expect straightforward conversation about goals, patterns that keep problems going, and short-term strategies to try between sessions. Catherine emphasizes collaboration - the person directs which issues to prioritize and how fast to move. She also helps with overlapping issues such as co-morbidity, communication problems, and codependency.
Over her career she has supported people through divorce and separation, domestic violence aftermath, postpartum depression, bipolar mood concerns, panic attacks, and workplace difficulties. Her practice centers on practical steps, clear feedback, and regular checks on progress.
How CBT and related methods work in online sessions
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting what the person says so goals stay person-directed. It helps people clarify what matters most and decide what to try next. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at specific thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and uses short experiments to change them. CBT is often used for anxiety, depression, panic, and sleep problems. Mindfulness Therapy teaches attention to present-moment experience and simple grounding practices that can reduce reactivity and improve focus.Finding the right approach is collaborative. The therapist will review concerns, goals, and preferences and suggest which methods to try first. Clients and the therapist check together whether an approach feels useful and make changes if needed.
Session formats are not specified in the provided information, so confirm current online session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a schedule, shorten check-ins when time is limited, or avoid travel. It also allows trying behavioral experiments between meetings and using written exercises or audio practices as homework to build new habits.
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Experience
25+ years
Listed in
Missouri
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What issues does she commonly address?
She addresses stress, anxiety, depression, substance use, grief, relationship and intimacy concerns, parenting strain, ADHD, bipolar mood issues, sleep and eating problems, and related concerns.
How does she use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy?
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy ideas are used to identify unhelpful thoughts and habits, test alternative responses, and set small behavioral experiments to try between sessions.
What is her experience in mental health?
She has 25 years of clinical experience, including work in a private hospital, community mental health center, and substance use treatment setting.
What credentials and location apply?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in Missouri and holds a Masters in Counseling from Webster University.
In which languages are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions billed or paid for?
Cost varies by location; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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