Cathy Nau, LMHC
Washington · 29 years in practice
Cathy Nau is a Washington-based Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) with 29 years of experience.
License and registration
- LMHC, Washington
- LH00007536 · expires March 2026
- Years in practice
- 29
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Cathy
Cathy Nau is a Washington-based Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) with 29 years of experience. She offers calm, practical support for people facing stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, ADHD, trauma, depression, career strain, and compassion fatigue. Cathy focuses on helping people take a first small step toward a clearer goal and greater ease in day-to-day life.
Her approach begins with listening and meeting each person where they are. Cathy uses straightforward conversations to identify immediate needs and reduce distress.
Background and approach
She aims to make the first sessions feel manageable and grounding so people can start moving forward. Over nearly three decades she has used a mix of approaches to match each person's situation. That includes Emotionally-Focused Therapy to look at emotional patterns, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to clarify values and action, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to address unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.
She draws from client-centered principles to keep sessions warm and respectful. Cathy has worked with clients across many life stages and challenges, including coping with serious illness, bereavement, caregiver stress, first responder and veteran issues, and changes tied to aging. She also supports people dealing with eating concerns, body image, attachment wounds, and guilt or shame.
Sessions are offered in English and delivered online by video, phone, live chat, or text messaging. Cathy invites people who want steady, compassionate support to start with a small, practical step toward their goals.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Cathy lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Trauma and abuse
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Eating and food-related issues
- First responder issues
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Cathy names
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How Cathy’s approaches translate to online care
Emotionally-Focused Therapy looks at how feelings and emotional patterns shape relationships and self-understanding. Online work with this approach helps people notice and name emotions, reduce overwhelm, and practice new ways of responding to painful feelings.Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people clarify values and take small actions that matter to them. In remote sessions Cathy guides practical exercises and real-world experiments so clients can try new behaviors between meetings.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them against real life. Video and phone sessions are useful for skill-building and homework review that lead to clearer day-to-day changes.
Finding the right approach is part of therapy. Cathy works collaboratively to pick methods that match each person’s goals, needs, and preferences. She will talk through options and adjust the plan as progress is made.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit busy schedules and different situations. Video is good for face-to-face conversation and nonverbal cues, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and messaging supports shorter check-ins or ongoing reflection between sessions.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of concerns does Cathy help with?
She supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, ADHD, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, career strain, and compassion fatigue, plus many related issues.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is warm and straightforward. She listens first, helps set small goals, and uses practical steps to reduce distress.
How much experience does she have?
Cathy has 29 years of experience in the psychocounseling field and as a life coach, working with a wide range of life challenges.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a licensed mental health counselor - LMHC - licensed in Washington and practices from that state.
Which languages are used in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats does she offer?
She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working together?
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