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Cathy Christensen-Curry

Compassionate LCSW helping rebuild relationships

LCSW Montana

Experience
20 years in practice
Focus areas
Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Family
Approaches
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Attachment-Based Therapy
Languages
English

About Cathy

Cathy Christensen-Curry is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Montana with two decades of clinical experience.

Background and approach

She works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family challenges, trauma and abuse, parenting concerns, addiction, grief, eating and sleep issues, ADHD, and related areas such as attachment, codependency, and body image. Her practice emphasizes helping clients strengthen their relationships with themselves and with others as a foundation for healing.

Her approach blends practical, evidence-informed strategies with an empathic, client-centered stance. Cathy uses methods drawn from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), attachment-based work, emotionally-focused techniques, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing to tailor interventions to each person’s needs.

She aims to listen closely and respond to what clients bring, fostering greater confidence, competence, and stability over time. Cathy describes her style as warm and compassionate, guiding people through difficult material while attending to moments of relief and growth.

With experience supporting individuals, children, and families, she focuses on collaboration and respect so clients leave therapy feeling better equipped to manage life changes and build healthier connections.

How Cathy’s Approaches Translate to Online Therapy

Many of Cathy’s methods adapt well to remote work. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and testing new behaviors, which can be applied through structured online conversations and tools to address anxiety, depression, and stress. Attachment-Based Therapy explores relational patterns and emotional bonds, helping clients understand how past and present relationships affect current functioning; this work can be supported in virtual sessions that concentrate on emotion, safety, and connection. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a respectful, nonjudgmental stance where the therapist follows the client's lead, creating space for clients to feel heard and to explore goals at their own pace.

Finding the right combination of methods is part of the therapeutic process. Cathy approaches treatment collaboratively, adjusting techniques based on each person’s needs, goals, and preferences so the work feels practical and personally relevant. She aims to help clients select strategies that resonate and to revise the plan as progress unfolds.

Online formats offer flexibility for people balancing work, family, and life demands. Cathy offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, making it easier to access therapy from different locations and on varied schedules while maintaining continuity of care and regular support.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Cathy address?
She works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and family problems, parenting, addictions, grief, eating and sleeping problems, anger, self-esteem, career concerns, and ADHD among other related areas.
What is her therapeutic style and approach?
Her practice is client-centered and compassionate, combining listening with active, evidence-informed methods such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, attachment-based techniques, emotionally-focused work, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Cathy brings 20 years of professional experience supporting individuals, children, and families through a variety of life challenges and mental health concerns.
Where is Cathy licensed and located?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Montana with the credential MT LCSW BBH-LCSW-LIC-1020.
Does Cathy work with clients who speak different languages or live abroad?
She provides services in English and is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available for therapy?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and needs.
How are sessions paid for and what does cost look like?
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 Cathy?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule appointments according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseParenting issues

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesDepressionCoping with life changesCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesBlended family issuesBody imageCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDependent personalityDivorce and separationEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsGuilt and shameImpulsivityIsolation / lonelinessMood disordersObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPost-traumatic stressSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Social anxiety and phobiaSomatizationWomen's issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

20+ years

Licensed

Montana

Languages

English