Cathalene Silver, LCPC, LMFT
Therapist in Illinois
Cathalene Silver is a licensed therapist with 30 years of experience.
- Licensed inIllinois
- License180002821, 166000506
- NPI 1700013331
- Experience30+ years
- LanguagesEnglish
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About Cathalene
Cathalene Silver is a licensed therapist with 30 years of experience. She practices from an attachment-informed perspective and offers down-to-earth support for people facing stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship concerns. Cathalene holds an LCPC (Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor) and an LMFT (Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist) and works with clients in Illinois.
Sessions are offered in English. She focuses on practical tools people can use between sessions. That can mean learning skills from cognitive behavioral work to manage anxious thoughts.
Background and approach
It can mean using acceptance and commitment ideas to clarify values and take small steps. It can also mean tracking patterns in attachment to improve how people connect with others. Cathalene brings experience helping those coping with grief, trauma, addiction, and major life changes.
She also supports people dealing with career stress, caregiving strain, chronic illness, and challenges around intimacy and self-esteem. She pays attention to how identity and sexual orientation intersect with these issues, offering an affirming space for LGBT clients. Her style is collaborative and client-centered.
Sessions are a mix of listening, gentle challenge, and practical homework when useful. The aim is to help people notice patterns, try new behaviors, and build more stable ways of relating. People connect by choosing the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire.
Therapy involves video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on what works best for the client.
Credentials
- LCPC (Illinois)
- License 180002821 · expires March 2027
- LMFT (Illinois)
- License 166000506 · expires February 2027
- NPI
- 1700013331 · national provider identifier
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Focus areas and approaches
Everything Cathalene lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- 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 Cathalene names
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Systemic Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
Approaches that guide online sessions
The practice blends attachment-informed work with acceptance and commitment ideas and client-centered listening. Attachment-based work looks at how early relationship patterns shape current connection and helps people notice and change repeating patterns. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) emphasizes clarifying values and taking small committed actions even when difficult feelings are present. Client-centered therapy focuses on respectful, nonjudgmental listening so clients feel heard and understood.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked before. From that conversation a plan is made collaboratively, mixing skills training, reflection on relationship patterns, and practical steps tailored to the person’s life.
Online therapy is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation and shared visual cues. Phone work or shorter live chat sessions can fit into busy days or require less bandwidth. Text-based messaging supports quick check-ins, brief coaching, and follow-up between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or medical schedules while keeping continuity of care.
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Frequently asked
What concerns does Cathalene address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, trauma and addiction. Additional focuses include self-esteem, career strain, ADHD, caregiver stress, chronic illness, and attachment concerns.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Cathalene uses an attachment-informed, client-centered approach with practical techniques from CBT, ACT, and DBT when helpful. Sessions mix listening, skill teaching, and collaborative goal-setting.
How much experience does she have?
She has 30 years of clinical experience supporting people through life transitions and emotional challenges.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds LCPC (Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor) and LMFT (Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist) credentials and practices in Illinois.
Are sessions available in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats does she offer?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How does cost and payment work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I start working with her?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling according to therapist availability.
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