Catherine Lorino
Experienced social worker focused on relationships and stress relief
LSCSW, LCSW Kansas
- Experience
- 30 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Family
- Approaches
- Gottman Method, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Languages
- English
About Catherine
Catherine Lorino is a licensed social worker who uses evidence-informed approaches to help people handle stress, relationships, mood concerns, and life transitions. She holds KS LSCSW and MO LCSW credentials and brings thirty years of clinical experience to her work.
Background and approach
Catherine offers clear, practical guidance in everyday language and focuses on concrete steps people can use between sessions. Her background includes community mental health, special education, and service in the United States Army.
That experience shaped her skill in assessing needs, planning treatment goals, and working with people facing trauma, depression, anxiety, and severe or persistent mental health conditions. She has also developed programs and training for schools and community teams.
Catherine blends relationship-focused methods with behavioral and mindfulness strategies. She uses approaches such as the Gottman Method to address relationship patterns, cognitive behavioral techniques to change unhelpful thinking, and acceptance-based skills for coping with difficult feelings.
Therapy is collaborative and goal-oriented, with an emphasis on small, repeatable changes. Parents and caregivers can expect direct help with parenting stress, family conflict, and behavior management.
Catherine also supports people dealing with addiction, sleep and eating concerns, anger, self-esteem, and career or life-purpose questions. She understands military and first responder issues and has worked with veteran populations.
Her sessions aim to make progress manageable. Catherine helps people put thoughts into words, practice new skills, and test different perspectives.
She values compassion, practical tools, and steady work toward clearer daily routines and healthier relationships.
Online approaches for relationships and mood
Many of Catherine's methods translate well to online formats. The Gottman Method focuses on communication patterns and practical tools couples or partners can use to reduce conflict and rebuild connection. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, teaches people to notice hard thoughts and feelings while choosing actions that fit their values and long-term goals. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early bonds shape current relationship habits and helps people experiment with new ways of relating.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Catherine collaborates with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. She adapts techniques over time so sessions match what is most helpful in practice rather than sticking rigidly to one model.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to engage. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and guided exercises, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat is useful for quick check-ins, and text-based messaging supports ongoing skills practice between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, maintain momentum, and try new skills in real time.
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Experience
30+ years
Licensed in
Kansas, Missouri
Languages
English