Cat Graves, LCSW-C
Psychotherapist
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Choosing to engage in therapy is a courageous choice (even when it doesn’t feel that way). It is my philosophy that you are already your own best healer; I am here to work with you and hold a nurturing and supportive environment; to help guide and ground you as we work through your healing.
In working with children, teens, and adults, I have appreciated and valued the concept of healing the whole person on all levels - body, mind, and spirit. I feel it also important to acknowledge systems that have impacted your life, am socially conscious in my work with clients— all identities, cultures, and types of relationships are welcome.
I work from a relationship-based and insight-oriented approach, and use practices from IFS, mindfulness, and CBT. In my work with children, I am non-directive and play-based. I am a certified Yoga Instructor and use this in sessions when desired by a client, using movement and an awareness of emotions and breath to help in healing as well. I specialize in trauma, and work with depression, anxiety, grief and loss, and coping with life changes and stressors.
I graduated with a MSW degree from the University of Maryland, Baltimore in 2009 and have worked in outpatient and residential settings, as well as crisis hotline work.
Modes
Adults, Adolescents, Children
Inidividuals
Specialities
Trauma, Grief/Loss, Depression, Anxiety, Life Changes
Treatment approaches
Relational, IFS, Mindfulness, Holistic/Mind-Body Connection, CBT, Play-based