Caitlin Vinter is a therapist specializing in women's mental health and wellness. She sees women for perinatal mood and anxiety disorders, anxiety disorders, mild to moderate depression, life transitions, work or academic stress, and difficulties with family, peer, or partner relationships. Her clientele is women experiencing any of the above struggles.
Caitlin pulls from various therapeutic approaches to help her clients overcome life stressors and achieve their goals. She helps clients recognize and shift automatic negative thoughts and unhelpful core beliefs through Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; identify core values through Acceptance and Commitment Therapy; develop psychological flexibility through mindfulness and value-based goal setting; as well as negotiate social support, role transitions, and interpersonal disputes as a Level A trained Interpersonal Psychotherapy clinician. As a social worker, Caitlin has been trained to understand the person in their environment, meaning that she consider's not only what the person is struggling with on an individual level, but also the roles that systemic and institutional factors play in the person’s experience.
Caitlin has received specific training as a perinatal mental health clinician (PMH-C) through Postpartum Support International, as a Level A for postpartum depression trained Interpersonal Psychotherapy clinician, as well as a 16 week training in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy.
Clients experiencing any of the following may be a good fit for therapy with Caitlin:
perinatal mood or anxiety disorders
transition to parenthood
anxiety
family or partner relationship challenges
life transitions
work or academic stress
sense of self
identity
family issues
Because of the limits of Caitlin's private practice, clients with the following specific issues may be better served by a different therapist:
high risk for suicide/ serious self-harm
history of psychiatric inpatient hospitalization, partial hospitalization
history of suicidal thoughts, attempts, or self harm
severe eating disorders
active substance use
anyone requiring more than weekly contact and who needs greater access to their providers
