About Katharine
Katharine Laidley is a licensed clinician in Maryland with ten years of experience. She holds an MD and is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, and she focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, ADHD, grief, and addictions. She meets people where they are and works to create a practical plan that fits each person's life.
Her style is respectful and direct. She uses clear, everyday language during sessions and tailors conversations to the concerns someone brings.
Background and approach
Sessions aim to identify small, doable steps that reduce overwhelm and build momentum toward calmer days. Katharine draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to address trauma, coping with life changes, and problems with impulsivity or self-esteem. She also supports people facing medical issues such as cancer, or life stages related to aging and geriatric concerns.
The work often focuses on improving communication, managing strong emotions, and reducing patterns that keep someone stuck. People often arrive feeling isolated, guilty, or burned out. Katharine helps them untangle those feelings, name what matters, and practice different ways of responding.
She adapts plans as progress happens and encourages realistic goals that fit each person’s circumstances. Therapy is offered in English and can be scheduled to suit someone’s routine. To begin, a short matching questionnaire helps connect a person to the right scheduling and session format.
Katharine aims to be a steady, practical partner through change and recovery.
How evidence-based methods fit into online care
Evidence-based therapeutic techniques focus on practical skills and behavior change. One common approach concentrates on identifying unhelpful thought and behavior patterns, then practicing new responses to reduce anxiety and impulsivity. This method helps people struggling with stress, ADHD-related challenges, and low self-esteem.A second approach emphasizes processing and stabilizing after trauma or loss by using gradual, structured conversations and coping skills. It aims to reduce overwhelming reactions and build a stronger sense of safety and control when life changes feel destabilizing.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist collaborates with each person to figure out which methods match their goals and preferences. Plans are adjusted over time based on what helps most, and the client’s input guides each step.
Online formats offer flexibility to fit therapy into a busy life. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction for in-depth work, phone sessions can be useful when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text-based messaging support shorter check-ins or ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care while balancing appointments with daily responsibilities.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Dissociation
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Stress, Anxiety
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- Maryland
- Languages
- English
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