About
I'm a clinical psychologist who chose to do something different
I'm Cait Campbell, PsyD — a licensed clinical psychologist with over 15 years in medical and community mental health settings. I've worked with veterans, with people navigating chronic pain and disability, and with healthcare workers doing their best inside a system that often cares more about metrics than people.
I've watched good, thoughtful humans get so buried in what was expected of them — the impossible demands, the bean-counter pressures, the weight of a life built around obligation — that they forgot what mattered to them. I've seen people lose themselves to chronic pain, to disability, to the slow erosion of a career that stopped feeling like theirs a long time ago.
I saw this pattern over and over. And I realized I didn't just want to help people after they'd already lost their way — I wanted to help them reconnect with their purpose before it got that far. Or find their way back, if it already had. That's why I do this work now.
What I offer now is coaching — not therapy. I'm not diagnosing or treating mental health conditions. My psychology background shapes how I listen and how I think about people. But the approach is different. This is about forward motion, not clinical treatment.
Why Coaching, Not Therapy
It's reconnection, not treatment
To be clear: this is coaching, not therapy. I don't diagnose or treat mental health conditions here. If that's what you're looking for, I'm genuinely glad to help you find the right fit — that work matters, and it deserves the right setting.
The folks I work with aren't struggling to function. They're struggling to feel like their functioning means something. There's a difference. And it requires a different kind of conversation — one that takes you seriously as a whole person, not a set of symptoms.
My clinical training gives me a deep understanding of human behavior, motivation, and change. I bring that expertise into coaching — without the clinical framework. Psychological depth without the pathologizing.
Background & Training
15+ years of understanding what people are up against
Clinical Psychology (PsyD)
Doctoral-level training in understanding how people think, feel, and change — and what gets in the way of living the life they actually want.
Rehabilitation & Pain Psychology
Years working alongside people facing chronic pain and disability — learning what resilience actually looks like when life doesn't go according to plan.
Humanistic & Existential Foundations
Rooted in the belief that you're not broken — you're navigating real questions about meaning, choice, and how you want to live.
Evidence-Based Toolkit
Trained in multiple evidence-based modalities. In practice, I use whatever works best for you — flexibly, not rigidly.
Values-Based Coaching
A framework that starts with what matters most to you and works outward — turning insight into a concrete plan you can actually follow.
My Approach
Grounded in science. Led by values.
I came up through humanistic and existential psychology — the tradition that says people aren't broken, they're searching. That foundation is in everything I do. It's why I don't start with "what's wrong" but with "what matters."
I've trained in a range of evidence-based methods, and I use them flexibly — whatever serves you best in the moment. Some sessions are reflective. Some are structured. All of them are grounded in research about how people actually change. The work is always shaped around you.
The through-line is always values. We get honest about what's driving you and what's draining you. Then we translate that clarity into real decisions — the kind that change how your days actually feel, not just how they look on paper.
"Insight precedes change. Awareness creates choice. And humans are not problems to be fixed."