Therapist profile
Dr. Catherine Alvarez, Ph.D., LMHC
Florida
Dr. Catherine Alvarez, Ph.D. - LMHC, Codependency and Trauma
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- Credentials
- LMHC
- License
- LMHC, Florida / MH23606
- NPI
- 1154915486
- Experience
- 17 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Florida
About
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Attachment-based work
About Catherine
Dr. Catherine Alvarez, Ph.D., is a Florida licensed mental health counselor (FL LMHC) with 17 years of clinical experience. She works with adults on stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship difficulties, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, and codependency among other concerns. She speaks English and accepts international clients.
Dr. Alvarez draws on a range of approaches to help people who keep putting others first or who struggle with intense caretaking roles. Sessions focus on clear, practical steps people can use between meetings. She aims to help clients notice their patterns, strengthen boundaries, and reconnect with what matters to them.
Her background includes long-term clinical work with mood and trauma-related issues. She uses methods from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to address thoughts and behaviors that maintain distress. She also works from attachment perspectives to look at how early relationships shape current patterns.
In session she listens for how a person gets stuck - people-pleasing, trouble saying no, or anxiety around relationships - and then talks through strategies to shift those habits. She offers concrete skills for managing intense emotions and for coping when life changes feel overwhelming.
Her approach can include emotion regulation skills drawn from Dialectical Behavior Therapy and a client-centered stance that keeps the person’s goals in view. Practical next steps are a common focus: what to try between sessions, how to practice a small boundary, and how to track progress over time.
How sessions work
How her approaches translate to online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is about noticing thoughts and making room for them while choosing actions that match personal values. It can help when people feel stuck by trying to control feelings or by always putting others first. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and changing behaviors that keep problems going. CBT is useful for anxiety, mood difficulties, and habits like people-pleasing. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at patterns in close relationships and how earlier connections shape current reactions. This work can help someone understand why they tolerate overgiving or struggle to set limits.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist and client look at what the person wants to change, what feels manageable, and which methods fit their preferences. That conversation guides whether ACT, CBT, attachment work, or a mix of methods will be used in sessions.
The biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. They also let people work on grounding and boundary-setting exercises in the environments where those skills are used. Licensed professionals can adapt these approaches to work well in remote sessions, while focusing on practical steps to try between meetings.
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Experience
17+ years
Listed in
Florida
Languages
English
Questions
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What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship problems, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, codependency, and related issues.
What is her style in sessions?
She uses practical, skills-oriented methods combined with discussion of relationship patterns and values to help people make small changes between sessions.
How much experience does she have?
She has 17 years of clinical experience working with mood, trauma-related, and relational concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Florida licensed mental health counselor, listed as FL LMHC, and practices from Florida.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people from other countries work with her?
International clients are accepted; confirm any location-based considerations before booking.
How are session formats handled?
Session formats are not specified in the biography; please confirm current session options before booking.
How does billing or cost work?
Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.