Ecaterina (Catia) Gittard

Ecaterina (Catia) is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and a Certified Brainspotting Therapist who has been working in the mental health field for the last 9 years. Catia received her Master's Degree in Social Work from UNC Chapel Hill in 2015 and studied psychology in her home country Moldova. She can speak and provide therapy in English, Romanian, and Russian. Catia is passionate about helping people reach their most desired goals through traditional Talk Therapy and Brainspotting Therapy. She uses a variety of mindfulness techniques, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Solution-Focused Therapy, Guided Meditation, Emotional Freedom Technique, HeartMath, etc. She creates a safe, warm, and non judgemental space for her clients where they feel heard, accepted, and understood. Catia utilizes Brainspotting Therapy which is a powerful, focused, brain-body based treatment modality to help her clients identify, process, and release core neurophysiological sources of emotional/body pain and trauma. If you'd like to find out what brainspotting therapy is, feel free to reach out to Catia and ask about this innovative cutting edge treatment modality or watch this short video with the founder of Brainspotting Therapy, David Grand: https://brainspotting.com/about-bsp/what-is-brainspotting/ Everyone deserves to be heard and supported through life. If you are looking for a therapist to help you release daily stress, leave behind traumatic life events, or step into a state of higher inner peace and mindfulness, Catia will be honored to guide and support you on your healing journey!