Catherine Ladd, LCSW

Catherine Ladd is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in North Carolina who helps people facing grief, anxiety, relationship worries, and stress. She is direct and calm in sessions and focuses on practical steps people can use soon after leaving a session. Catherine emphasizes listening first and then building simple, attainable goals together.

She has worked in hospice care and in independent practice for 10 years. That experience shaped how she supports people through loss, anticipatory grief, and end-of-life concerns. She also assists with self-esteem, communication problems, jealousy, and the everyday strain of caregiving.

Sessions feel relaxed and nonjudgmental. Catherine uses straightforward methods such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and Solution-Focused Therapy, choosing what fits a person’s situation. Expect conversations that mix practical tools, goal-setting, and gentle reflection.

Catherine often helps clients break larger problems into manageable steps. She draws on hospice work when addressing grief and on independent-practice experience for relationship and stress-related issues. Her style is supportive and focused on creating usable changes in daily life.

People who want clear strategies and a compassionate listener may find her approach helpful. She invites people to take a first step toward coping better with life changes, improving communication, and rebuilding confidence.

How Catherine’s approaches translate to online care

Many of the methods Catherine uses fit well with remote work because they focus on skills and short-term goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at patterns of thinking and behavior and teaches specific exercises to shift unhelpful habits; it is often used for anxiety, stress, and low self-esteem. Motivational Interviewing is a conversational approach that helps people find their own reasons for change and can be useful when someone feels stuck or unclear about next steps. Solution-Focused Therapy zeroes in on what’s already working and builds small, practical steps to reach clearer goals.

Finding the best approach is a collaborative process. Catherine will listen to a person’s needs, try methods that match their goals, and adjust as progress is made. Clients and the therapist decide together which techniques to use and how to pace work between sessions.

The original biography does not list specific online formats, so confirm available session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, shorten travel time, and allow for brief check-ins when problems arise. It can also let people practice new skills in real life between sessions and bring those experiences back for discussion and adjustment.