Catrina Switzer

Catrina Switzer is a licensed mental health counselor with 15 years of experience. She focuses on eating and food-related issues along with stress, anxiety, trauma, self-esteem, and depression. She aims to celebrate small wins and supports people who are ready to make changes in their lives.

Catrina takes a practical, goal-oriented approach. She uses straightforward conversations to identify what matters to each person and builds small, workable steps. Sessions emphasize real-life tools clients can use between meetings to manage emotions and behavior.

Her background includes long clinical experience working with people from a range of communities and subcultures. That experience informs how she listens for cultural context, identity, and community ties when talking about symptoms or habits.

In therapy she commonly uses cognitive behavioral approaches and skills-based techniques to address patterns that maintain distress. She also works with motivational techniques to help clarify goals and keep change moving forward. These methods are used flexibly to match what each person needs.

Catrina invites clients to set clear, measurable goals and to track progress together. She explains options and helps choose tools that fit daily life. The tone in sessions is practical and respectful, with attention to each person’s values and chosen community.

Approaches that guide online care

Two of the core approaches she uses are cognitive behavioral techniques and motivational interviewing. Cognitive behavioral techniques look at how thoughts and behaviors keep problems going and teach practical strategies to change them, which can help with anxiety, mood, and eating-related patterns. Motivational interviewing focuses on clarifying personal goals and strengthening the desire to change, which is useful when someone feels stuck or unsure about next steps.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to pick methods that fit their goals, values, and daily routines. This means trying strategies, checking what helps, and adjusting over time based on feedback.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm the session formats before booking since the biography does not list specific options. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. It can also let people attend from familiar surroundings and use tools learned in session right away. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises and homework so they work across different settings and schedules.