Hello!
I’m Catalina (she/her/ella) LCSW. I’m originally from Bogota, Colombia, and spent most of my childhood in Western North Carolina. I received my Bachelors and Masters degree in Social Work at North Carolina State University. I work with clients in both English and Spanish.
Having cared for a lot of different animals growing up, working on a farm while providing therapy has always been a “wouldn’t that be great to do” kind of a goal. When working with clients, I pull from life experiences and clinical expertise. I have experience working with kids, adolescents, young adults and adults and I’m happy to meet you where you are and get you to where you need to be.
Counseling with Me
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Specialties
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Neurodivergent individual - Children, adolescent, adults
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LGBTQIA+ affirming care
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Complex Trauma
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Advocacy for underserved communities
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Life Transitions
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Immigration
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Womens mood disorder
Modalities & Approaches
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Internal Family Systems - Working with the internal system of "parts to support healing and integration
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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) - identifying and reframing unhelpful thought patterns
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Dialectic Behavioral Therapy (DBT) - build skills of mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness
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Collaborative Problem Solving - working together to resolve complex issues.
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Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) - supporting trauma processing and nervous system regulation
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Farm Therapy - incorporating the healing presence of animal and nature to foster connection, regulation, and groundedness
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Trauma and strength-based lens