Catherine Ladd
Compassionate, practical support for grief and anxiety
LCSW North Carolina
- Experience
- 10 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Grief
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Motivational Interviewing
- Languages
- English
About Catherine
Catherine Ladd is a North Carolina licensed clinical social worker who helps people navigating grief, anxiety, stress, and life transitions.
Background and approach
With ten years of practice that include hospice care and independent practice, she focuses on grief and anticipatory loss while also addressing concerns like low self-esteem, relationship challenges, and compassion fatigue. Her style is relaxed, open, and compassionate, creating a nonjudgmental space where clients can explore practical strategies and emotional processing.
Catherine draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy along with motivational interviewing and solution-focused methods to tailor sessions to each person's goals and circumstances. Treatment plans emphasize clear, achievable steps and skills that clients can use between appointments.
Clients working with Catherine can expect an approach that balances empathy with structure, aiming to reduce distress and build coping skills for everyday life and difficult transitions. As an LCSW practicing in North Carolina, she brings hospice experience into work with end-of-life concerns and caregiver stress, while also supporting a broad range of emotional and relational issues.
Approaches that guide online sessions and support
Many clients find Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helpful for identifying unhelpful thought patterns and learning practical skills to manage anxiety, stress, and mood changes; sessions often focus on clear, actionable strategies to apply between meetings. Motivational Interviewing helps when someone is seeking change but feels stuck or ambivalent by using collaborative conversations that explore personal values and build motivation to try new behaviors.Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic work. Catherine works collaboratively with clients to assess needs, goals, and preferences and then blends or adapts methods so the plan fits the individual rather than forcing a single model on everyone. That process is ongoing and open to adjustment as progress is made.
Online therapy offers flexibility for scheduling and for the ways people prefer to communicate. Clients can meet by video, talk by phone, or use live chat or text-based messaging to share updates and practice skills between sessions. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care while balancing work, caregiving, or other commitments, and they allow licensed professionals to focus on practical tools and emotional support across a variety of concerns.
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Experience
10+ years
Licensed
North Carolina
Languages
English