Catherine Garcia-Brake

!Hola! Wonderful to meet you!

Welcome. I'm Catherine. For 36 years I've dedicated my social work practice to providing compassionate, effective therapy and support to guide my clients to be their most authentic self.

My own journey of self discovery began when I was studying in Spain and intensified with the challenges of secrecy at Rikers Island following graduate school at Columbia University and Union Theological Seminary. Then I moved back to the South and found myself working with students and families in schools for 27 years with very different secrets and stigmas -- teen pregnancy, gender identity, learning differences, anxiety, shame, LEP, etc.

I'm available to offer a safe, warm, and non-judgmental virtual space where we can work together to find your authentic self. You may be seeking answers to specific issues, healing, deeper understanding, or some other piece of your personal puzzle. I hope I can work with you on your journey. Call intake today.

My style is eclectic because everyone is different and what works for one person may not work for another. I believe I'm pretty good at telling if I have a good fit with clients, so I'll be honest with you and suggest other therapists if I don't feel like we work well together. I prefer solution-focused therapy and Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy because I believe in teaching someone to fish so they can eat for a lifetime. I want to work myself out of a job, which means you have learned to transfer the skills we work on to other events and can handle the next crisis or bump in the road yourself.

I like for clients to fill out a survey before our first session so that I know what you are looking for before we begin. That way we can get started from day one. You can only get out of therapy as much as you put into it, so if you aren't willing to put in some work, I'm probably not the right therapist for you. I even give homework sometimes. Oh NO! Just food for thought really, but it can really help us move forward in our work together.