Catherine (Cate) Beaton, LCMHC

Catherine (Cate) Beaton is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) with 15 years of experience. She practices in Vermont and works with people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, parenting strains, career concerns, and relationship problems, among other issues.

Cate began her career as a paramedic and saw early on how physical wounds and emotional pain often show up together. That experience led her to study counseling and complete a master’s degree in Transpersonal Counseling Psychology. She later added an Educational Specialist degree in School Psychology and has pursued extensive continuing education in trauma and behavior.

Over a decade she has worked as a clinical and executive director, supervising clinicians and supporting staff who work in high-demand helping roles. That supervisory experience shaped her approach to helping people who are drained by caregiving, compassion fatigue, first responder stress, or workplace pressure.

In sessions she draws on several approaches including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy, Existential Therapy, and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR). She talks with clients about values, practical coping strategies, and steps to reduce overwhelm. She also supports people dealing with grief, addiction, bipolar and mood disorders, and life transitions.

Cate places emphasis on the relationship in therapy and on clear, practical work. People who struggle with people-pleasing, setting boundaries, codependency, or feeling empty often focus on attachment patterns and behavior changes together. To begin, readers are invited to follow the site steps to match and schedule a first session.

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