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Catherine Diosdado

Calm, practical therapy focused on skills and strengths

LCSW New Mexico

Experience
14 years in practice
Focus areas
Stress, Anxiety, Trauma and abuse, Depression
Approaches
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Attachment-Based Therapy
Languages
English
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About Catherine

Catherine Diosdado is a licensed clinical social worker who integrates cognitive behavioral approaches with client-centered and attachment-informed perspectives. With 14 years of clinical practice and a broader 25-year background in social work, she helps people navigate stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, and relationship and family concerns.

Background and approach

Her work emphasizes identifying strengths and practical skills to address emotional and interpersonal challenges while honoring each person's lived experience. She approaches therapy as a collaborative process, encouraging clients to define goals and build coping strategies that fit their lives.

In addition to core mood and anxiety concerns, Catherine has experience with adoption and foster care matters, blended family issues, codependency and communication problems, dissociation, divorce and separation, and forgiveness and shame-related concerns. Her practice blends evidence-informed techniques with an emphasis on the client as expert in their own story, offering steady support through change and adjustment.

Approaches for online change and coping



Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thought patterns and testing practical changes in behavior to reduce symptoms like anxiety and depression; it often includes skill-building such as behavioral activation and cognitive restructuring. Attachment-Based Therapy explores patterns in close relationships and how early relational experiences shape current expectations and emotional responses, which can be useful for relationship distress, family of origin issues, and trust concerns.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic work. The therapist collaborates with clients to clarify goals, trial strategies, and adjust methods over time so interventions match individual needs, preferences, and progress. Clients take an active role in shaping what feels most helpful in sessions.

Online formats offered include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which allow flexibility for scheduling and for choosing the communication style that fits daily life. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care across changes in routine or location while accessing licensed professionals trained in CBT, attachment-informed, and client-centered methods.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, and relationship and family concerns, along with related issues such as adoption and foster care, blended family dynamics, codependency, communication problems, and divorce or separation.
What therapeutic styles inform sessions?
The practice draws from cognitive behavioral therapy, attachment-based approaches, client-centered methods, mindfulness practices, and motivational interviewing to tailor sessions to each person's needs.
How much clinical experience does the therapist have?
Catherine has 14 years of professional clinical work experience and 25 years of social work experience in various contexts, which informs her practical and relational approach to therapy.
Where is the therapist licensed and based?
She is licensed in New Mexico as an LCSW with the license number NM LCSW C-08596 and practices from that state.
Which languages are available for therapy?
Therapy is offered in English only, and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are offered?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and schedules.
How is the cost of sessions determined?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with this therapist?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling based on therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyTrauma and abuseDepression

Also works with

Relationship issuesFamily conflicts

Additional focus areas

Adoption and foster careBlended family issuesCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separationFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisMood disordersPanic disorder and panic attacksPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthSelf-harmSelf-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

14+ years

Licensed

New Mexico

Languages

English