Catherine Ladd

Catherine Ladd is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in North Carolina with 10 years of experience. She helps people facing grief and loss, anticipatory grief, anxiety, low self-esteem, relationship worries, and stress. Catherine also supports those dealing with career questions, compassion fatigue, and major life changes.

She has worked in hospice care and in private practice. That background informs how she talks with people about loss and end-of-life concerns in straightforward terms. Sessions are practical and focused on what someone wants to get better at coping with day to day.

Catherine uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and Solution-Focused Therapy depending on the need. That means she might help a person spot unhelpful thinking patterns, clarify motivation, and set short-term steps toward a clearer next move. Conversations move toward specific, manageable changes rather than abstract theory.

People can expect a relaxed tone and an emphasis on problem solving. Catherine listens for what is most pressing and helps build small, testable ways to change routine habits and responses. She also draws on hospice experience when grief and end-of-life topics come up.

Those interested in working on career direction, coping with caregiver stress, or recovering from relationship hurt will find practical tools and conversational guidance. Catherine aims to help people feel steadier and more able to act on their priorities.

How Catherine applies therapy approaches online

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps identify and shift patterns of thinking that increase anxiety or block action. In short sessions, she may work with a person to notice specific thoughts and try practical alternatives to see what changes.

Motivational Interviewing focuses on what matters to the person and on finding internal reasons to change. It is useful for career doubts, commitment questions, and when someone feels stuck between choices.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Catherine will discuss goals and preferences and recommend one of these methods or a combination. The decision is collaborative and can be adjusted as progress is made.

Confirm the exact session formats before booking, as options are not listed here. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, or remove travel time. It also gives flexibility around being on camera or not, depending on what helps someone concentrate. Licensed professionals and therapists use online sessions to keep momentum between life events and to focus on clear, practical next steps.