Life can feel like a lot to carry, especially when you are the one others depend on every day. Whether you are parenting, supporting a partner, or caring for extended family, it is easy to feel overwhelmed and lose sight of your own needs. You do not have to sort through it alone. Cate Brown, LSW, CADC offers a warm, supportive space where you can slow down, feel understood, and begin making meaningful, lasting changes.
As both a therapist and a Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor, Cate understands how stress, burnout, and coping patterns build over time. She works with adults navigating anxiety, emotional overwhelm, and unhealthy habits, helping them build awareness, develop healthier coping strategies, and feel more in control.
Families are at the center of her work. Cate supports children, teens, parents, and caregivers in strengthening relationships, improving communication, and creating more connected home environments. She has a strong focus on working with neurodivergent children and young adults, while helping parents stay grounded and confident.
Many of the clients Cate works with are balancing multiple roles at once. She has a special interest in supporting caregivers and those in the sandwich generation who are managing the needs of children, parents, and everything in between. If you are feeling stretched thin or burned out, therapy can be a place to reset, set boundaries, and find a more sustainable way forward.
Cate also works with first responders and helping professionals, including police officers, firefighters, and nurses. She understands the emotional weight of these roles and offers a space to process stress, prevent burnout, and reconnect with yourself outside of work.
She supports couples who feel disconnected or stuck in repeating patterns, helping them communicate more openly, rebuild trust, and feel like a team again.
Her approach integrates CBT, ACT, EMDR, and Motivational Interviewing to support meaningful change. Her style is collaborative, supportive, and direct, with a focus on helping clients feel safe, understood, and capable.
Outside of therapy, Cate is a mom, a pet lover, and a fan of quiet nights in with her family and a good video game. She believes joy and connection are essential parts of healing and enjoys helping families rediscover those moments together.
Specialties:
- Parenting Support
- Caregivers and Sandwich Generation
- Child and Adolescent Therapy
- Neurodivergence
- Family Conflict and Communication
- Couples and Relationship Concerns
- Anxiety
- Emotional Regulation
- Substance Issues and Recovery Support
- First Responders and Helping Professionals
- Chronic Stress and Burnout
