- CBT informed
- Parenting support
- End-of-life care
About Catalina
Catalina Kay is a Minnesota licensed professional counselor who uses practical, structured techniques to help people make meaningful changes. She draws on a long career to guide clients through tough moments and everyday struggles in straightforward language. Catalina frames the work as a collaboration and treats the person as the expert on their own life.
She focuses on problems such as addictions, relationship and intimacy concerns, low self-esteem, depression, and coping with life changes. She also addresses sleep and eating difficulties, anger, career stress, and issues faced by LGBTQ people. Catalina provides support around parenting stress and family-related worries, and she offers counseling related to hospice and end-of-life concerns.
Her approach uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions to build practical skills. Sessions typically include goal setting, checking what helps or gets in the way, and trying small behavior changes that can add up over time. The work is steady and rooted in real-life steps rather than only talking about feelings.
Clients can expect a calm, down-to-earth style that focuses on what can be changed now. Catalina emphasizes strengths and small wins while helping people plan next steps. She supports people through day-to-day challenges as well as longer transitions.
With nearly three decades of experience, Catalina brings a seasoned perspective without jargon. She invites people to take the first step and will work alongside them to set practical goals and track progress.
How CBT principles guide online therapy
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with real-life actions. It teaches concrete skills such as breaking problems into smaller steps, planning doable behavior changes, and tracking progress over time. These techniques often help with depression, anxiety, sleep and eating concerns, and problems like anger or motivation.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the client to choose techniques that match goals and preferences. That means trying strategies, reviewing what works, and adjusting the plan together as needs change.
The biography does not list which session formats are offered, so confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week and reduce travel time. It can also allow shorter check-ins when days are tight, or let someone have a session without needing to be on camera for the whole time. Licensed professionals use these practical benefits to help clients build consistent habits and apply CBT skills in everyday life.
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Experience
29+ years
Listed in
Minnesota
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Catalina address?
Catalina helps people with addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, self-esteem, depression, coping with life changes, and related concerns such as sleep, eating, anger, career stress, and bipolar challenges.
What is her therapeutic style?
She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, focusing on how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect, and on practical steps clients can try between sessions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She brings 29 years of professional experience working with people across a range of concerns and settings.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She is an LPCC - Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor - practicing in Minnesota.
Which languages are supported and can international clients join?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not list specific session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.