Catherine Pettus, LCSW

Licensed in Arkansas · 15 years in practice

Catherine Pettus is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 15 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, grief, anger, and self-esteem concerns.

License and registration

LCSW, Arkansas: 3194-C · expires June 2027
NPI: 1568763530 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 15
Languages: English

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About Catherine

Catherine Pettus is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 15 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, grief, anger, and self-esteem concerns. She uses clear, practical methods to guide clients through life changes and painful emotions. Her manner is warm and respectful, and she focuses on meeting each person where they are.

Her approach draws on attachment-based ideas to understand how relationships shape emotional responses. She also uses client-centered techniques to keep sessions focused on the person's goals and experience.

Background and approach

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy tools are used to identify unhelpful thinking and develop healthier behavior patterns. In sessions she works collaboratively to set short-term goals and try specific skills. That might mean practicing grounding or mindfulness exercises, testing small behavior changes, or mapping patterns that come from early relationships.

Conversations stay straightforward and task-oriented when helpful, and reflective when deeper understanding is needed. Catherine has experience supporting people facing caregiver stress, aging and geriatric concerns, and the emotional effects of divorce or separation. She also helps with issues like codependency, communication problems, guilt and shame, and feelings of isolation.

Her background includes work with a wide span of ages and life stages. Therapy with her emphasizes respect, patience, and honesty. She avoids stigmatizing labels and aims to tailor the plan to each person's needs.

People who want practical tools along with thoughtful listening may find this approach useful.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Catherine lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Grief
Anger management
Self esteem
Coping with life changes
Abandonment
Aging and geriatric issues
Attachment issues
Caregiver issues and stress
Codependency
Communication problems
Control issues
Dependent personality
Divorce and separation
Family of origin issues
Forgiveness
Guilt and shame
Isolation / loneliness
Life purpose
Narcissism
Panic disorder and panic attacks
Phobias
Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
Post-traumatic stress
Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
Self-love
Workplace issues

Approaches Catherine names

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Online support

How therapeutic approaches shape online care

Attachment-based work looks at how early relationships influence how people respond to stress and close connections. In online sessions this can mean talking through patterns that repeat in adult relationships and trying new ways of relating. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It often involves spotting unhelpful thoughts, trying small behavioral experiments, and practicing specific coping skills like grounding or breathing exercises.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will listen to a person's goals, try a method, and adjust plans as needed. That collaborative process helps match strategies to what feels most useful for each concern and each person.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for deeper conversation and skill coaching. Phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is limited or when a person prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text let someone check in between sessions or have shorter exchanges during a busy day. These options make it easier to fit therapy into caregiving schedules, work breaks, or other everyday rhythms.

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Questions people ask

What concerns does she commonly address?

Catherine helps people with stress, anxiety, grief, anger, low self-esteem, and coping with life changes. She also works on related issues like caregiver stress, communication problems, and feelings of isolation.

What is her therapy style like?

Her style is warm and interactive, combining practical skills with reflective conversation. Sessions emphasize respect and avoid stigmatizing labels.

How much experience does she have?

She brings 15 years of clinical experience working across a range of emotional and relationship concerns.

What credentials and where is she licensed?

She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, listed as AR LCSW, and practices in Arkansas.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available online?

She meets through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.

How are sessions priced?

Cost varies by location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

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