Cathy Foster

Practical, hope-focused counseling for life challenges

LPC Mississippi

Experience: 14 years in practice
Focus areas: Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, Relationship
Approaches: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
Languages: English

About Cathy

Cathy Foster is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 14 years of experience helping people navigate stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship difficulties, and substance-related concerns. She combines practical strategies with empathic support to help clients identify obstacles, build coping skills, and move toward clearer goals.

Background and approach

Cathy emphasizes growth and perspective, encouraging clients to use their strengths to regain hope and balance. Her approach draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) alongside client-centered and mindfulness-informed techniques to address symptoms and everyday challenges such as sleep and eating difficulties, anger, self-esteem, and grief.

She also brings experience working with issues like codependency, communication problems, intimacy concerns, and life transitions including divorce and separation. Cathy practices from Mississippi and offers sessions via video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging, with services delivered in English.

Her work focuses on practical change, collaboration, and supporting clients as they redefine situations and pursue greater well-being.

Evidence-Informed Approaches for Online Care

Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes respectful listening and collaboration, helping clients feel heard while they clarify values and goals; this approach supports growth by centering the client's perspective and strengths. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, offering concrete strategies for concerns like anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and substance use. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) provides practical skills in emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness that can be helpful when strong emotions or relationship conflicts arise.

Finding the right combination of methods is part of the therapeutic process. Cathy works collaboratively with each person to determine which techniques best match their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting the plan as progress and priorities evolve.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, making it easier to fit sessions into a busy life and maintain continuity of care across schedules and locations. These options allow licensed professionals to deliver consistent support and skill-building while accommodating varied communication preferences and day-to-day demands.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does this therapist address?

Cathy works with a broad range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, relationship and family problems, grief, eating and sleeping difficulties, anger, and self-esteem struggles. She also focuses on related topics such as body image, codependency, infidelity, and life purpose.

What is the therapist's general approach or style?

The approach is collaborative and practical, blending client-centered support with evidence-based methods like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, DBT skills, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing to help clients set goals and develop coping strategies.

How much experience does the therapist have?

She has 14 years of professional experience working in mental health settings with a variety of presenting concerns and age groups.

What are the therapist's credentials and location?

The clinician holds the LPC credential with the designation MS LPC 1341 and practices from Mississippi.

Are sessions available in other languages or to international clients?

Sessions are offered in English only, and international clients are not currently accepted.

Which session formats are offered for online work?

Clients can choose from video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on their needs and schedule.

How is cost handled for sessions?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

What steps are required to begin therapy?

To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, Anxiety AddictionsRelationship issuesFamily conflictsDepression

Also works with

Trauma and abuse GriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemBipolar disorderCoping with life changes

Additional focus areas

Body imageCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDependent personalityDivorce and separationDrug and alcohol addictionEmptinessForgivenessImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisMood disorders Post-traumatic stressSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSocial anxiety and phobia

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

14+ years

Licensed

Mississippi

Languages

English