About Catherine
Hello! I’m happy you’re here!
I am Catherine Claybrook. I’m a therapist and Licensed Clinical Social Worker providing counseling in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
One of the best parts of being a therapist is the privilege of helping adults as they navigate a difficult season by exploring and cultivating their resilience, strengths, and motivation.
It’s an honor to walk alongside someone as they recover from setbacks and nurture the capacity to keep going in the face of adversity.
I understand the distress of an unclear future, a strained relationship, nagging self-doubt and palpable anxiety.
I know about the sleepless nights worrying about what your life will look like when the dust settles. I’ve seen the suffering and uncertainty infidelity or addiction brings to you and those you love. I know about facing change and hardship so big it’s hard to imagine feeling whole again.
I’ve also witnessed the transformative power of relationships both personal and professional. It’s inspiring counseling adults as they tap into and expand a resilient spirit, foster curiosity, enhance emotion regulation skills and explore tender places to create, sometimes recreate, a hope filled, joy full life.
I help distressed adults caught in the pain, shame and despair of anxiety, depression, infidelity, or strained relationships.
Together we go beneath the surface to reveal the burden of unhealed hurts and unmet needs, bringing them forth with curiosity, courage, and empathy. Drawing from my clinical experience and passion for healing, I help others create satisfying, resilient lives through therapy, education, acceptance, and compassion.
My journey to becoming a therapist was an indirect path that started with a Master’s in Computer Science and an amazing career as an IT professional. While volunteering at a math camp for girls my idea of becoming a therapist went from a whisper to a roar. Not long after, I began my formal education toward becoming a therapist.
I am a licensed therapist with a master’s degree in Social Work from the University of Oklahoma. I have practiced in outpatient mental health settings as well as inpatient psychiatric facilities since 2004. Additionally, I am a Board Approved Licensure Supervisor for the state of Oklahoma.
Throughout my 20+ years as a therapist, I’ve had the privilege of helping individuals, couples and families find hope, enhanced well-being, healing, and restored connection.
In 2014, I was featured in an article titled LifeLines: Stories from the Human Safety Net highlighting the rewarding at times demanding work of social workers. Later, I received an award from a community mental health center recognizing my therapeutic skills and program development accomplishments. In 2017, I was honored by the Anne and Henry Zarrow School of Social Work as one of 100 social workers who have made outstanding contributions to the profession, demonstrated leadership, and/or contributed to their community or field of practice.
My mission is to help as many people as possible live resilient through self-awareness, curiosity, connection and meaning.
My therapy approach is grounded in specialized training in evidence-based treatments for anxiety, depression, addiction, infidelity, trauma, and distressed relationships. Along with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), I am a trained and experienced provider of Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) which is an evidence-based treatment grounded in attachment science that provides a map for working with adults and couples caught in painful, reactive patterns resulting from unmet needs and unspoken hurts. Additionally, I am a Certified Clinical Anxiety Treatment Professional (CCATP) with specific training focused on best practice methods for treating anxiety disorders.