Catherine A. Gruener
NCC (All States)
LCPC licensed Clinic Professional Counselor (IL)
Certified Cogmed Provider (All States)
Distance Credentialed Counselor (All States)
About Me
Catherine provides intuitive and caring online counseling and consultations to Illinois residents to support you in exploring and capitalizing on your strengths in order for you to create the life you want to live. Whether it is learning valuable communication skills or healing from the past, our services seek to remove the obstacles that have gotten in your way.
Online Parent Training and Education is offered to U.S. residents who meet the criteria for online parent education. Catherine uses evidence backed experiential and didactic training to support families in creating more connected, more loving, and more fulfilling relationships at home.
For busy parents, the Encouragement Parenting webstore is your one stop shop for parenting information with articles, online classes, webinars, worksheets and more. Conveniently located the click of a button at ENCOURAGEMENT PARENTING
www.encouragementparenting.com
www.gruenerconsulting.com
Qualifications
- Experience
National Certified Counselor
Distance Certified Counselor
Neurobehavioral and Adlerian, CBT/DBT, Highly-Sensitive
Catherine has over 20 years experience in the mental health field, with 2 masters degrees, one in neuropsychology and a second in professional counseling from Adler University, contributing to research, international and community counseling, hospital based and private practice. She works extensively with gifted children and families, people who have anxiety, parenting issues, and life transitions.
- Education
M.A. Neuropsychology, M.A. Clinical Counseling
Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor
National Certified Counselor
Distance Certified Counselor
Certified Positive Discipline Educator, Training in Parent Management from the Yale Parent Center
Trained in Counseling Gifted
Trained in Highly Sensitive Persons
Specialties
- Effective Communication
- Parenting
- Stress Management
- Anxiety Disorders
- Life Transitions
- Wellness and Health Promotion
- ADHD (child and adolescent)
- Anxiety and Depression
Services Offered
Session Type / Rate / Duration
- Cogmed coach session-private pay / $160 / 60 Minutes
- Individual counseling 1 hour / $160 / 60 Minutes
- Individual counseling 45 minutes / $140 / 60 Minutes
- Liferythmsradio special / $0 / 30 Minutes
- Parent education / $160 / 60 Minutes
- Parent or family counseling 1 hour / $160 / 60 Minutes