Catherine Harris

Catherine Harris, LCSW, is a licensed clinical social worker in Illinois who brings 18 years of experience in the mental health field, with a career shaped by leadership, clinical excellence, and a steady commitment to professional growth. In addition to working directly with clients, she has spent years coaching and mentoring new therapists, leading mental health programs, and training developing practitioners, bringing a strong foundation of real-world clinical insight into each session.

In her practice, Catherine focuses on ADHD, executive functioning, self-esteem, and confidence, helping adults better understand how their minds work and create practical systems that support follow-through, clearer communication, and day-to-day success. She takes a direct, practical, and goal-oriented approach that emphasizes what can work right now, with sessions that often feel like active coaching built around observation, experimentation, and momentum.

Her work integrates Motivational Interviewing to clarify what truly drives change, along with structured, systems-based strategies that adjust routines, environments, and communication for more workable outcomes. Many people come to her feeling stuck in cycles of self-doubt, inconsistent follow-through, or workplace and relationship challenges, and her focus is helping clients move toward self-trust with strategies designed to work with how their brain operates, not against it. Catherine’s background includes private practice, group therapy, and large-scale program leadership, as well as leadership training and employment advocacy, including union leadership and EEOC investigation. She is trained in multiple modalities, including trauma-informed care, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), and EMDR, while keeping therapy focused, practical, and results-driven.