Catherine Desponett, LMFT
Therapist in Colorado
Catherine Desponett is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) who focuses on attachment and how it shapes relationships and emotional life.
- Licensed inColorado
- LicenseMFT.0002794
- NPI 1982410296
- Experience10+ years
- LanguagesEnglish
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About Catherine
Catherine Desponett is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) who focuses on attachment and how it shapes relationships and emotional life. She helps people who feel stuck by looking at how past and current connections affect their reactions and choices.
Catherine aims to build a calm, accepting space where clients can begin to feel steadier and more able to act on their values. She draws on practical methods from acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to help people name painful thoughts and make clearer choices.
Background and approach
Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) tools are used when stronger emotion regulation skills are needed. Sessions are described plainly and are focused on what a person wants to change in daily life. Catherine has about 10 years of professional experience in Colorado and brings that background to a wide range of concerns.
She works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship struggles, and major life transitions. Additional areas she addresses include issues around abandonment, adoption and foster care, caregiving strain, chronic illness, and body image. Her style is collaborative rather than directive.
Catherine and a client map out goals together and practice small steps between sessions. She emphasizes values-based choices and building skills that fit a person’s real world obligations. Sessions may use different formats so therapeutic work can fit into busy lives.
Catherine aims to help people move from survival-focused patterns toward steadier, more intentional ways of relating and coping.
Credentials
- LMFT (Colorado)
- License MFT.0002794 · expires August 2027
- NPI
- 1982410296 · national provider identifier
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Focus areas and approaches
Everything Catherine lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Catherine names
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- 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
How attachment work and skills translate to online care
Attachment-based work pays attention to how early and current relationships shape emotional responses and interpersonal patterns; online sessions let people talk through those patterns and notice real-time reactions to connection. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on values and committed action, helping people choose meaningful steps even with difficult thoughts and feelings. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) identifies unhelpful thinking and teaches practical skills to test and change those patterns, often with concrete homework between sessions.Catherine approaches choice of method as a collaboration. She will listen to what matters most, try a few ways of working, and adjust methods based on your goals and how you respond. Finding the right fit is part of the work together rather than a one-time decision.
Online therapy offers flexibility for busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when tone and expression matter. Phone sessions can fit into a short break or be easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging support brief check-ins, ongoing problem-solving, or daily practice between longer sessions. These options make it easier to keep progress steady while juggling work, caregiving, or medical needs.
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Frequently asked
What concerns does she help with?
She helps with stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, depression, and coping with life changes, plus related issues like abandonment and caregiver stress.
What is her general therapeutic style?
Her style is collaborative and practical, blending attachment-informed work with ACT, CBT, and DBT strategies to build skills and clarify values.
How much experience does she have?
Catherine has about 10 years of clinical experience working with a variety of emotional and relational challenges in Colorado.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She is a LMFT - Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist - practicing in Colorado.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients.
What session formats does she offer?
Therapy can be delivered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.
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