Catherine Geniti

Catherine Geniti is a licensed mental health counselor in New York with 18 years of professional experience. She focuses on helping people who are dealing with family conflict, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, anger, and low self-esteem. Catherine emphasizes practical support and steady guidance while people work through difficult moments in their lives.

She believes the client is the expert on their own story and looks for strengths to build on. Sessions focus on clear goals and small, doable steps that fit everyday life. Catherine offers a calm presence and direct feedback to help people notice patterns and try new responses.

Her background includes nearly two decades of clinical work in settings that addressed family stress, trauma, and caregiver strain. That experience informs a straightforward approach to common problems like blended family issues, adoption and foster care concerns, divorce and separation, and forgiveness work.

In conversations clients can expect practical tools for managing anger and rebuilding self-esteem. Catherine also helps people who are coping with guilt and shame, caregiver stress, and the long-term effects of abuse. She guides people toward clearer communication, steadier emotions, and healthier boundaries.

For parents and caregivers she focuses on real-world strategies that are simple to use between sessions. Getting started involves choosing a small first step and building from there. The aim is steady progress, not quick fixes.

Approaches that guide online work and practical benefits

Two evidence-based techniques Catherine draws on are trauma-informed care and skills-based behavioral work. Trauma-informed care focuses on recognizing the effects of past abuse and helping people rebuild a sense of safety and control through steady pacing and validation. Skills-based behavioral work breaks down difficult moments into manageable steps and teaches concrete tools for emotion regulation and anger management.

She also emphasizes strength-focused work, which looks for existing skills and resources a person can use right away. This approach helps when addressing parenting challenges, caregiver stress, and rebuilding self-esteem by turning small successes into lasting change. Choosing the right mix of techniques is a collaborative process; the therapist and client will decide together which methods fit the client’s needs, goals, and preferences.

Confirm the current session options before booking so you know how Catherine is delivering care. Many people find online sessions useful because they can fit therapy into a busy day, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Talk with her about what will work best for scheduling, session length, and how to use techniques between meetings to make progress in everyday life.