Catherine Clair, Therapist
Ms. Clair is a Marriage Family Therapist with over 20 years experience treating adults in various settings including private practice, hospitals, residential chemical dependency, trauma centers, and military bases. She is client centered and bases treatment on each person’s unique needs. Catherine is known for her direct, authentic, and deeply empathic style.
She offers a broad array of traditional approaches such as cognitive behavior therapy, family of origin work, 12-step informed recovery concepts, as well as support for relationship transitions, LGBTQ, and young adult issues. She has studied at many alternative schools founded in East/ West psychology. Such as, mindfulness-based stress reduction, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) for relief of anxiety.
Catherine is Level 2 certified in EMDR trauma resolution and has used this technique extensively, not only for specific trauma events, but also for issues related to childhood abuse and sexual assault.
She received her undergraduate Fine Arts Degree in New York City as well as her Graduate Degree at the University for Humanistic Study in California.
Specialties:
-EMDR
-12- step support
-Relationship issues for individuals
-LGBTQ
-Young adults
Provider Introduction
Types of Care & Ages Served
- Individual Therapy: Ages 18-64
Areas of Focus
Individual Therapy
Get help addressing challenges and improve well-being with a clinician's guidance.
- Alcohol use
- Drug/substance use
- LGBTQ+
- Adoption & foster care
- Anger issues
- Anxiety
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar Disorder
- Career & relationships (mid-life)
- Career & work issues
- Conditions caused by stress
- Empty nesters
- Ethnic identity
- Family conflict
- First responder stress
- Focus, concentration & memory
- Gambling
- Gender identity
- General relationship issues
- Intense mood changes
- Marital stress or divorce
- Menopause & perimenopause
- Military & veteran
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
- Other addictive behaviors
- Other women's health concerns
- Panic attacks
- Parenthood
- Phobias
- PMS & PMDD
- Pornography/sexual behaviors
- Premarital counseling
- Racial identity
- Religion & spirituality
- Sex & intimacy issues
- Sexual trauma
- Social injustice
- Social skills & communication
- Stress management
- Trauma & PTSD
- Video game/internet
Insurances Accepted
- Aetna
- Blue Shield of California (D)
- Carelon (Beacon)
- Centivo
- Central Health Plan of California
- Claritev (MultiPlan PHCS)
- Devoted Health Plan
- Elevance Health (Anthem BC) (D)
- Evernorth (Cigna)
- Health Net (MHN)
- HealthSmart
- Humana
- Kaiser Permanente (NorCal)
- Kaiser Permanente (SoCal)
- Magellan (D)
- MediNcrease Health Plans (MHP)
- Medicare
- Northwell Direct
- Optum (UnitedHealthcare)
- Partners Direct Health
- Provider Network of America (PNOA)
- Quest Behavioral Health
- Sana Benefits
- TELUS Health (BHS)
- Tricare West (TriWest)
Languages
- English
Education
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University of Humanistic Studies
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The Cooper Union
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858-279-1223
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Frequently Asked
Questions
Please call us at 858-279-1223 to schedule an appointment with Catherine Clair.
Catherine Clair generally accepts new patients but there could be a waitlist.
Please call 858-279-1223 to find out Catherine Clair's schedule and availability.
LifeStance Health providers accept most commercial insurance plans that are offered in the states where we offer services, including telehealth. Please see the following list of insurances accepted by Catherine Clair:
- Aetna
- Blue Shield of California (D)
- Carelon (Beacon)
- Centivo
- Central Health Plan of California
- Claritev (MultiPlan PHCS)
- Devoted Health Plan
- Elevance Health (Anthem BC) (D)
- Evernorth (Cigna)
- Health Net (MHN)
- HealthSmart
- Humana
- Kaiser Permanente (NorCal)
- Kaiser Permanente (SoCal)
- Magellan (D)
- MediNcrease Health Plans (MHP)
- Medicare
- Northwell Direct
- Optum (UnitedHealthcare)
- Partners Direct Health
- Provider Network of America (PNOA)
- Quest Behavioral Health
- Sana Benefits
- TELUS Health (BHS)
- Tricare West (TriWest)
If you don't see your insurance listed, please contact us at 858-279-1223 to see how we can help.
Catherine Clair is a Therapist and cannot prescribe medication. However, most LifeStance offices have a Psychiatrist or APN on staff who can prescribe medication if needed.
Catherine Clair works at:
Yes, Catherine Clair does offer online telehealth visits.
Yes, Catherine Clair is currently offering in-office visits at the following location:
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