Catherine McLaughlin, LCSW

Catherine McLaughlin, LCSW, licensed in New York, has 23 years of clinical experience and focuses on anxiety, depression, addictions, grief, self-esteem, relationship and intimacy concerns, trauma and related mood disorders. She describes her work simply: start where the client is, talk through what matters, and use practical therapeutic methods when they fit. Sessions include a direct conversational style with moments of gentle humor when appropriate.

McLaughlin uses several evidence-informed approaches, including client-centered work, cognitive behavioral techniques, mindfulness practices, motivational interviewing, and psychodynamic ideas. She often helps people who struggle with codependency, substance use, caregiver stress, panic, and personality-related issues. The emphasis is on clear discussion, behavior change steps, and understanding patterns that keep problems repeating.

Her background includes long experience in private practice and work with the New York State Office of Alcohol and Substance Abuse as a provider for people charged with driving while intoxicated. That experience informs how she addresses addiction and related legal or social stressors. She keeps a practical focus on coping skills and relapse prevention when substance use is involved.

Catherine frames therapy as a collaborative process. She helps clients set concrete goals and uses techniques from different approaches based on what the person needs. Expect short-term problem-focused work when useful and longer lookbacks at patterns when that helps.

Sessions also address family problems, communication breakdowns, divorce and separation, guilt and shame, and life-purpose concerns. People who want straightforward feedback alongside supportive listening often seek her out. She conducts work in English and practices from a New York-licensed LCSW perspective.

How her approaches translate to remote work