Catherine Desponett, LMFT

Colorado · 10 years in practice

Catherine Desponett is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) based in Colorado.

License and registration

LMFT, Colorado: MFT.0002794 · expires August 2027
NPI: 1982410296 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 10
Languages: English

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About Catherine

Catherine Desponett is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) based in Colorado. She offers a calm, affirming presence for people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship strain, and major life changes. Catherine writes and listens plainly so clients can find clear steps forward.

She uses Jungian ideas alongside practical methods to help people understand patterns that repeat in their lives. That can mean noticing recurring relationship dynamics, tracing roots of anxiety, or naming values that matter.

Background and approach

Sessions balance inner exploration with down-to-earth tools to manage day-to-day challenges. Catherine draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to build skills for handling painful thoughts and feelings. Attachment-based techniques guide work on closeness, boundaries, and communication.

The clinician-focused methods are adapted to each person's story rather than applied the same way for everyone. Her practice emphasizes collaboration. She helps clients set clear goals, try new ways of coping, and notice what changes.

Over her 10 years in practice she has worked with a wide range of concerns, including caregiving stress, body image, chronic illness, and adoption-related issues. Sessions are offered in English. Catherine frames therapy as a process of learning and experimentation.

People who meet with her usually get a mix of reflective conversation and practical exercises to use between sessions.

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

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Online support

Combining Jungian insight with practical online therapy

Catherine blends Jungian Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in online sessions. Jungian Therapy focuses on symbols, recurring life patterns, and deeper personal meaning to help people understand why certain problems keep coming back. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, teaches skills to accept difficult feelings and commit to actions that reflect one’s values, which is helpful for anxiety, depression, and life transitions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Catherine will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and what feels useful. She adapts methods across sessions, so exploration and practical skill-building happen side by side rather than as separate steps.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video sessions allow fuller face-to-face conversation for deeper exploration. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth or camera use is limited. Live chat and text messaging work well for brief check-ins, homework support, or when a shorter touchpoint fits someone’s day. These options make therapy more flexible and easier to fit into work, caregiving, or travel schedules.

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Questions people ask

What concerns does she help with?

Catherine works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship issues, and coping with life changes. She also addresses specific areas like abandonment, caregiving stress, chronic illness, and communication problems.

What style of therapy does she use?

Her style blends Jungian exploration with practical therapies such as ACT and CBT to combine meaning-making and skill building. Sessions mix reflective conversation with exercises to practice between meetings.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has ten years of clinical experience working with a variety of emotional and relational concerns. That experience includes helping people navigate major life transitions and complex emotional patterns.

What are her credentials and where is she located?

She holds the LMFT credential, listed as CO LMFT, and practices in Colorado. This indicates licensure as a marriage and family therapist in that state.

In which languages can I meet with her?

Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not accepted.

Which session formats are available?

She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different schedules and needs. These formats allow for longer sessions or quick check-ins as needed.

How does payment work and what does it cost?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are delivered through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. Exact pricing is provided during the sign-up process.

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