In-Person in Cranston, RI 02920
Online in Rhode Island
I believe symptoms are often messages, not flaws. Anxiety, perfectionism, people-pleasing, emotional overwhelm, and relationship struggles are frequently adaptations developed in response to earlier experiences and environments. My role is to help clients understand these patterns with compassion rather than criticism.
I provide a warm, honest, and direct therapeutic space where insight is paired with meaningful action. Together, we explore how your past experiences continue to shape your present relationships, nervous system, and sense of self while gently building new ways of relating to yourself and others.
I integrate EMDR, somatic therapy, attachment-focused work, and parts work to help clients heal at the root, reconnect with their inner wisdom, and create lasting change.
Client Focus
Session Format: Couple, Individual sessions.
Age Specialty: Adult, Senior, Young Adult
Treatment Approach
- Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) Helps people accept difficult thoughts and feelings instead of fighting them, while committing to actions that reflect their values. It blends mindfulness with practical behavior strategies.
- Art Therapy Uses creative activities like drawing, painting, or sculpture as a way to express emotions. It is especially helpful when words are hard to find.
- Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) Focuses on strengthening emotional bonds in couples or families. It helps people identify negative cycles and create more secure connections.
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) A structured therapy that uses guided eye movements to help process traumatic memories. It is widely recognized for treating PTSD and trauma-related conditions.
- Internal Family Systems (IFS) Helps clients heal by working with different ‘parts’ of themselves, like inner critics or wounded children. It fosters harmony within the self.
- Somatic Therapy Helps clients notice how emotions are stored in the body. It uses breath, movement, and awareness for healing trauma and stress.
Approach Description: My approach is warm, relational, and trauma-informed. I integrate EMDR, somatic therapy, attachment-based work, and mindfulness to help clients understand the patterns they developed to survive, reconnect with themselves, and create meaningful, lasting change.
Fees & Insurance
Fees
- Average Session Fee $185
- Affordable sliding scale therapy: apply if you may be eligible.
- A limited number of sliding scale appointments are available to help increase access to care. Please inquire about current availability and eligibility.
- Out of Network
Education & Credentials
Shaelyn Cataldo LMHC-A, PMH-C
- Female
- License # MHC00275-A
- Licensed in Rhode Island
- Practicing Since 2015
Education: I hold a Master's degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and have completed advanced training in EMDR, perinatal mental health, attachment-focused therapy, somatic approaches, expressive arts and couples work.
Shaelyn Cataldo Practice Details
Therapy Sessions
- Available In-Person in Cranston, RI 02920
- Available Online for residents of Rhode Island
- Online Therapy Details: Teletherapy through SimplePractice
You Matter Holistic Healing, LLC is a Rhode Island-based private practice offering both in-person and virtual therapy for adults throughout the state.
I specialize in helping thoughtful, self-aware adults navigate anxiety, trauma, attachment wounds, perfectionism, people-pleasing, grief, life transitions, and complex family dynamics. I also have specialized training in perinatal mental health and support individuals through pregnancy, postpartum, motherhood, identity shifts, and relationship challenges.
Many of the clients I work with are cycle breakers, highly sensitive individuals, and adults who have spent years caring for others while losing connection with themselves. My approach is trauma-informed, holistic, and relational, integrating EMDR, somatic therapy, and attachment-based work to help clients move beyond survival mode and toward greater self-understanding, authenticity, and connection. Sessions are available both in person in Rhode Island and virtually for Rhode Island residents.