Catrina Switzer

Catrina Switzer is an LMHC based in Washington with 15 years of clinical practice. She works with both youth and adult clients and focuses on people who identify with various subcultures. Her work emphasizes respectful understanding of identity and community as part of care.

Her practice addresses stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, self esteem concerns, and depression. She also supports people navigating body image, chronic pain or illness, family of origin dynamics, communication challenges, guilt and shame, and matters related to sexuality and women’s issues. Additional focuses include BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture, multicultural concerns, polyamory and non-monogamous relationships, and self-harm and post-traumatic stress.

Therapy with Switzer centers on collaborative goal setting and the creation of practical tools that fit an individual’s life and values. She uses cognitive behavioral strategies, dialectical behavior concepts, motivational interviewing, and other talk-based methods to help clients identify next steps toward their goals. Prospective clients who want a clinician familiar with geek, LGBTQ, AAPI, chronically ill, neurodivergent, and kink communities will find that these identities are part of the practice’s focus.