Catherine Costa
Collaborative, goal-focused clinical social worker
LICSW Rhode Island
- Experience
- 3 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Parenting, Self esteem
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
- Languages
- English
About Catherine
Catherine Costa is a LICSW practicing in Rhode Island who draws on several collaborative, goal-oriented approaches to support people facing stress, anxiety, parenting challenges, motivation and career concerns.
Background and approach
She centers respect, sensitivity, and compassion in her work while helping clients clarify priorities and take concrete steps toward their goals. Catherine emphasizes active problem-solving and tailors conversations and treatment plans to each person’s specific circumstances.
Her practice incorporates techniques from solution-focused therapy, motivational interviewing, narrative therapy, and cognitive behavioral ideas to help with self-esteem, confidence, relationship and family concerns, grief, trauma and abuse, mood concerns such as depression and bipolar, and life transitions.
She also addresses practical issues like workplace stress, money and financial worries, caregiver strain, adoption and foster care topics, and compassion fatigue. Catherine welcomes the willingness it takes to begin therapy and aims to meet clients where they are while working collaboratively on change.
Practical approaches for online therapy and progress
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps people identify unhelpful thought patterns and test more balanced ways of thinking while building concrete behavioral strategies to reduce symptoms and improve functioning. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a collaborative, empathetic relationship where the therapist supports the client's own goals and self-exploration, creating space for individuals to process feelings and find their own solutions. Motivational Interviewing focuses on enhancing a person’s intrinsic motivation to change by exploring ambivalence and reinforcing personal reasons for pursuing new directions.
Finding the right blend of methods is part of the work; the therapist collaborates with each client to choose approaches that fit their needs, goals, and preferences and adjusts the plan as progress unfolds. This collaborative stance helps ensure therapy feels relevant and practical for the concerns brought to sessions.
Online therapy through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging offers flexibility for people balancing work, family, or geographic constraints. These formats make it easier to maintain regular appointments, try different communication styles, and continue therapeutic momentum between meetings while working with a licensed professional who uses evidence-informed techniques.
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Experience
3+ years
Licensed
Rhode Island
Languages
English