- Client-centered
- DBT skills
- Motivational interviewing
About Kathrina
Kathrina Cauckwell-Rafferty is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in California. She practices with a practical, down-to-earth style and focuses on helping people build coping skills and strengthen self-worth.
She has spent the past decade working largely with substance use concerns, which taught her hands-on ways to support recovery and manage triggers. That work also involved helping people work through past trauma, repair strained relationships, and connect with supports they could rely on.
Kathrina has experience in programs serving survivors of domestic and sexual violence and has provided therapy in services for youth and their families. She draws on these settings to shape clear, step-by-step plans that fit everyday life.
Her approach centers on creating a non-judgmental space and setting goals together. She uses client-centered methods to follow the person’s pace, motivational interviewing to build readiness for change, and DBT skills when emotions and stress feel overwhelming.
People who come to her often want help with anxiety, depression, relationship and parenting stress, grief, or substance use. She also addresses issues such as codependency, blended family challenges, workplace stress, multicultural concerns, and self-esteem struggles.
To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to Kathrina’s availability. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
She has spent the past decade working largely with substance use concerns, which taught her hands-on ways to support recovery and manage triggers. That work also involved helping people work through past trauma, repair strained relationships, and connect with supports they could rely on.
Kathrina has experience in programs serving survivors of domestic and sexual violence and has provided therapy in services for youth and their families. She draws on these settings to shape clear, step-by-step plans that fit everyday life.
Her approach centers on creating a non-judgmental space and setting goals together. She uses client-centered methods to follow the person’s pace, motivational interviewing to build readiness for change, and DBT skills when emotions and stress feel overwhelming.
People who come to her often want help with anxiety, depression, relationship and parenting stress, grief, or substance use. She also addresses issues such as codependency, blended family challenges, workplace stress, multicultural concerns, and self-esteem struggles.
To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to Kathrina’s availability. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.