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Catherine (Cate) Beaton, LCMHC

  • Experience15 years
  • LocationVermont
  • Focus areasStress and Anxiety, Trauma and abuse, and Parenting
  • Therapy approachesInternal Family Systems and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
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About Catherine

Catherine (Cate) Beaton brings an Internal Family Systems-informed orientation to her therapeutic work, integrating relational depth with practical approaches to support people through stress, anxiety, trauma, and life transitions.

Background and approach

Cate draws on 15 years of clinical experience and a background that began in frontline emergency care, which shaped her appreciation for how connection matters alongside intervention. Her practice emphasizes understanding internal parts, developing values-driven action, and fostering a compassionate, person-centered therapeutic relationship.

She works with a wide range of concerns including mood disorders, grief, addiction, relationship and family challenges, parenting issues, career stress, ADHD, and compassion fatigue among helping professionals. Cate pairs evidence-based tools like cognitive behavioral techniques and existential reflection with client-centered listening to help people clarify goals and find workable strategies.

Licensed as an LCMHC in Vermont and New Hampshire, she also has experience supervising clinicians and supporting caregiver wellbeing. Her approach aims to help clients feel seen, heard, and understood while building practical skills to cope with life changes and strengthen resilience.

Integrating relational therapies with online access

Internal Family Systems helps clients get curious about the different parts of their inner experience, learning to relate to those parts with compassion and greater clarity to address trauma, anxiety, and persistent patterns. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on identifying values and taking committed action while building skills to accept difficult thoughts and feelings, which can be useful for stress, depression, and life transitions. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes empathic, nonjudgmental listening and collaborative pacing so clients feel heard and can explore goals at their own speed.

Choosing the best approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to understand their goals, preferences, and lived experience, and then try approaches that fit those needs rather than prescribing a single method from the start. This partnership helps tailor the mix of IFS-informed work, ACT, CBT techniques, or client-centered support to what proves most helpful.

Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, offering flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These formats make it easier to maintain continuity of care, fit sessions into busy routines, and access therapeutic support from home or work while working with licensed professionals who adapt methods to remote settings.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does she address?
Cate works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, addiction, relationship and family issues, mood disorders such as bipolar and depression, ADHD, and other life changes listed in her specialty areas.
What is her therapeutic style and approach?
Her work is informed by Internal Family Systems alongside acceptance and commitment practices, client-centered listening, cognitive behavioral techniques, and existential reflection to tailor care to each person's needs.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 15 years of professional experience, including a background in emergency care and a decade of clinical supervision and leadership roles supporting other clinicians.
Where is she licensed to practice?
Cate holds the LCMHC credential with licensing details listed as VT LCMHC 068.0084098 and NH LCMHC 1183 and practices from Vermont.
Does she offer services in languages other than English?
Sessions are provided in English; she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
She offers multiple online formats including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
Costs vary by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How does someone begin working with her?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyTrauma and abuseParenting issuesCareer difficultiesCompassion fatigue

Also works with

AddictionsRelationship issuesFamily conflictsGriefAnger managementSelf esteemBipolar disorderDepressionCoping with life changesCoachingADHD

Additional focus areas

Attachment issuesBlended family issuesCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyDissociationDivorce and separationEmptinessFirst responder issuesGuilt and shameMood disordersMulticultural concernsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressSocial anxiety and phobiaYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Existential TherapyEye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Motivational InterviewingTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

15+ years

Licensed

Vermont, New Hampshire

Languages

English