Hi, I’m Catherine Silver
I am a Licensed Professional Counselor based in Washington, D.C., and the founder of The Front Room. My work is grounded in relational depth, embodied awareness, and a belief that people are best understood within the systems and relationships that shape them.
I began my professional path in music, earning a Bachelor of Arts in Music before pursuing graduate study in the Master of Music Therapy program at Loyola University New Orleans. Music therapy training emphasized clinical improvisation, guided imagery and music, group process, psychiatric application, and the use of entrainment to support regulation. This experience shaped my understanding of timing, attunement, and the therapeutic relationship as something lived and felt, not simply analyzed.
I later completed a Master of Science in Mental Health Counseling at Loyola University New Orleans. My clinical training focused on systemic thinking, ethical responsibility, developmental understanding, and multicultural awareness. Rather than approaching concerns in isolation, I was trained to consider attachment patterns, family structures, cultural context, and lived experience when conceptualizing care.
I work with adolescents, adults, couples, families, and groups. My areas of focus include anxiety, trauma, depression, relational conflict, grief, identity development, sexuality, kink and BDSM dynamics, consensual non-monogamy, polyamorous relationships, and life transitions. I approach therapy as collaborative and thoughtful, offering structure while allowing space for exploration.
I also hold a Master of Science in Strategic Marketing and Communications. While unconventional for a therapist, that education informs how this practice was built, with clarity, intentionality, and an understanding that environment matters. The design of a space, the tone of communication, and the way care is introduced all shape how safe someone feels before someone ever speaks.
The Front Room reflects my philosophy of authentic, thoughtful, grounded care.