Dr. Catherine Reynolds, Psy.D.
Most of the people I work with are used to being the one others rely on.
They’re thoughtful, capable, and used to handling a lot. By the time they reach out, they’ve often already tried to adjust things on their own—pull back a little, reset, give themselves time.
And for a while, that works. Until it doesn’t.
What I tend to notice early on is how much effort it’s taking to keep everything running the way it always has. Not in an obvious, falling-apart kind of way—but in a quieter, more constant way that’s harder to name.
That’s usually where our work begins.
How I think about this work
I’m less focused on giving people more strategies, and more focused on helping them understand how they’re operating in the first place.
Many of the people I work with already know what they “should” be doing. What’s been missing is the space to slow things down enough to see what’s actually driving the pressure they feel—and why it’s been so hard to shift.
From there, the work becomes more straightforward.
Why this is personal to me
There was a point in my own career where things looked like they were working.
I was building something I cared about, managing a full schedule, and doing what I thought I was supposed to do. But behind the scenes, I was completely depleted.
I remember sitting at my computer late one Friday night after losing hours of work when a document crashed—and just crying. Not because of the file, but because I was exhausted in a way I hadn’t fully acknowledged.
That moment made it harder to ignore what wasn’t working—and pushed me to take a closer look at how I was approaching everything.
That experience has shaped both how I live now and how I work with clients.
My background
I’m a licensed clinical psychologist and the founder of Self-Care Simplified, a practice focused on helping high-achieving professionals, couples, and families navigate stress in a more sustainable way.
I’ve trained at Emory University, Purdue University, the University of Georgia, and Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, and I draw from evidence-based approaches including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Internal Family Systems (IFS), and attachment-focused work.
What you can expect
Clients often come in feeling like they should be able to figure this out on their own.
What they find instead is a space where things can slow down, where what’s been hard to name becomes clearer, and where change feels more manageable.
The goal isn’t to change who you are or lower your standards.
It’s to make the way you’re living feel more sustainable—and more like something you can actually enjoy.