Cathalene Silver, LCPC, LMFT
Affirming, narrative-informed therapy for life changes
Details
| Name | Cathalene Silver |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LCPC, LMFT |
| Based in | Illinois |
| Licensed in | Illinois |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 30 |
About Cathalene
Cathalene Silver is a licensed therapist with thirty years of experience helping people navigate stress, anxiety, relationships, and identity concerns. She works with clients on issues like depression, grief, addiction, and challenges tied to self-esteem or life changes. Cathalene emphasizes a respectful, affirming approach that centers each person’s experience.
She draws on Narrative therapy to help people reframe the stories they tell about themselves. She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and attachment-informed techniques when they fit a person's needs.
Background and approach
Sessions are conversational and focused on what the client wants to change in daily life. Cathalene has a long history of supporting people in the LGBTQ community and those facing career and workplace stress. She helps with intimacy-related issues, compassion fatigue, and the emotional effects of illness or caregiving.
Her work also addresses ADHD, codependency, and the fallout from loss or trauma. Clients can expect practical tools alongside reflective conversation. Cathalene uses cognitive behavioral ideas to spot unhelpful patterns and client-centered listening to make space for values and goals.
She tailors strategies so they make sense for each person’s routine. Over the years she has guided people through relationship shifts, midlife transitions, and major life decisions. Her aim is to help people find clearer direction, stronger coping skills, and greater self-understanding as they move forward.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, LGBT, Relationship issues among the things Cathalene works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Depression
- Compassion fatigue
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): Listed by Cathalene among the ways she works.
- Attachment-Based Therapy: Listed by Cathalene among the ways she works.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Cathalene among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Cathalene among the ways she works.
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT): Listed by Cathalene among the ways she works.
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT): Listed by Cathalene among the ways she works.
- Existential Therapy: Listed by Cathalene among the ways she works.
- Jungian Therapy: Listed by Cathalene among the ways she works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Cathalene among the ways she works.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Cathalene among the ways she works.
- Psychodynamic Therapy: Listed by Cathalene among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Cathalene among the ways she works.
- Systemic Therapy: Listed by Cathalene among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Cathalene directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Cathalene directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
How narrative and acceptance work online
Cathalene often uses Narrative Therapy to help people look at the stories they tell about themselves and change unhelpful narratives into ones that serve their goals. Narrative work is useful for identity questions, relationship patterns, and making sense of transitions.She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which focuses on identifying personal values and taking committed steps toward them even when difficult feelings are present. ACT can help with anxiety, depression, and chronic stress by teaching practical skills for moving forward.
Finding the right approach is a shared task. Cathalene will work collaboratively to decide which methods fit a person’s needs, goals, and preferences, and will adjust the plan as those needs change over time.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video works well for in-depth conversation and reading body language, phone can be a simpler option with lower bandwidth, and text or chat can help with quick check-ins or short coaching-style support. These options let people fit sessions into busy days and keep momentum between meetings.
Common questions about this listing
What kinds of problems does Cathalene help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy concerns, addiction, compassion fatigue, self-esteem, career issues, ADHD, and many life changes.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
The approach is narrative-focused and client-centered, combining conversational reflection with practical techniques drawn from ACT and CBT to address daily challenges.
What background and experience does she bring?
Cathalene has thirty years of clinical experience supporting people through transitions, identity exploration, workplace stress, and emotional recovery from trauma and loss.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She holds LCPC and LMFT credentials and practices from Illinois.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available with her?
Therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Cathalene?
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