About Catherine
Catherine Ladd is a licensed clinical social worker who focuses on helping people handle grief, anxiety, stress, and major life changes. She brings a calm, open manner to sessions and aims to make conversations straightforward and practical. Her work often centers on improving self-esteem, managing relationship concerns, and coping with career or caregiving strain.
With ten years of experience, Catherine has worked in hospice care and in independent practice in North Carolina.
How Catherine works
That background means she often supports people facing loss, anticipatory grief, or long-term caregiving responsibilities. She also addresses issues such as compassion fatigue, attachment and abandonment worries, and the challenges that come with serious illness. Catherine draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and Solution-Focused Therapy to shape sessions.
She uses these approaches to help people notice unhelpful thoughts, find motivation for change, and set small practical goals. Sessions are tailored to what each person needs and wants to accomplish. Expect a relaxed, nonjudgmental space where the therapist listens and offers clear tools to try between meetings.
Conversations aim to be honest and action-oriented, with steps you can test in daily life. Catherine emphasizes collaboration so goals reflect the client’s priorities. People choose her to work through grief, improve confidence, handle relationship stress, or manage career transitions.
Her practice also covers specific concerns like codependency, communication problems, hospice and end-of-life counseling, and caregiver stress.
Catherine lists 3 ways of working on the entry:
What Catherine works with
The areas below are the ones Catherine selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Family problems
- HIV / AIDS
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 10 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | North Carolina |
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Online support options
How Catherine’s Approaches Work Online
CBT, or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, helps people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. It is often used for anxiety, stress, and low self-esteem by breaking problems into small, manageable steps. Motivational Interviewing focuses on finding a person’s own reasons for change and boosting motivation. It can be helpful for career decisions, coping with caregiving demands, or shifting difficult habits. Solution-Focused Therapy centers on identifying small, practical goals and building on what already works, which suits people who want quick, actionable changes.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what feels most useful, then try methods that fit those needs. That collaborative process means techniques can shift as progress is made or circumstances change.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets people keep face-to-face conversation without travel. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit during a work break. Live chat and text messaging are useful for short check-ins, quick coping ideas, or when writing feels easier than speaking. These formats make it simpler to fit sessions into a busy life and to continue consistent support.
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