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Catherine Desponett, LMFT

  • Experience10 years
  • LocationColorado
  • Focus areasStress and Anxiety, Relationship, and Trauma and abuse
  • Therapy approachesInternal Family Systems and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
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About Catherine

Catherine Desponett is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in Colorado who brings a decade of clinical experience to work with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship challenges, and major life transitions.

Background and approach

She centers Internal Family Systems alongside other evidence-informed methods to help clients understand internal parts, shift unhelpful patterns, and build a kinder relationship with themselves. Her work blends practical skills and insight-oriented exploration, drawing on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-Based approaches, client-centered principles, and cognitive-behavioral techniques to support emotional regulation and clearer relationship communication.

Catherine emphasizes values-based living and collaborative treatment planning, tailoring interventions to each person’s needs while encouraging self-compassion and resilience. Clients can expect a supportive, nonjudgmental space where attention to attachment dynamics, coping strategies, and meaningful goals guide the process.

With a strengths-focused stance, she helps people move from reactive survival patterns toward more intentional choices and improved well-being.

Integrating relational and values-focused therapies online

Internal Family Systems is used to help people notice and compassionately engage with different inner parts, which can be especially useful for addressing trauma responses, self-criticism, and patterns that affect relationships. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) supports clients in clarifying values, increasing psychological flexibility, and taking committed action toward meaningful goals, making it helpful for anxiety, depression, and life transitions. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early and current relational patterns shape emotions and behavior, guiding work on communication, trust, and connection in close relationships.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and she works collaboratively with clients to determine which combination of methods best fits their needs, goals, and preferences. That collaborative exploration helps tailor the work so interventions feel practical and personally relevant rather than one-size-fits-all.

Online therapy with her includes video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These options make it easier to maintain regular sessions while balancing daily responsibilities, and they allow licensed professionals to deliver consistent, skills-based and exploratory work across a range of concerns.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship difficulties, and coping with life changes, plus related areas such as attachment issues, body image, caregiving stress, and chronic illness.
What is her therapeutic style and approach?
Catherine uses an integrative, client-centered style that includes Internal Family Systems, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, attachment-based methods, and CBT to combine parts work, values clarification, and skill building.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 10 years of professional experience working with adults on emotional regulation, relationship dynamics, trauma recovery, and life transitions.
What credentials does she hold and where is she located?
She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in Colorado with credential CO LMFT MFT.0002794.
Does she offer services in multiple languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English, and she is not currently accepting international clients.
Which session formats are available for remote work?
She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different communication preferences.
How is pricing structured for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are delivered through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working together?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule based on the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesTrauma and abuseDepressionCoping with life changes

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHearing impairedHIV / AIDSHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSexualitySmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationTraumatic brain injuryVisually impairedWomen's issuesWorkplace issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Jungian TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family SystemsSystemic Therapy

Experience

10+ years

Licensed

Colorado

Languages

English