Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Depression
How Catherine works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- North Carolina
- Years in practice
- 13
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Catherine
Catherine Colardo is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 13 years of therapy experience. She responds calmly when life feels overwhelming and helps people sort through stress, anger, anxiety, and major life changes. Catherine practices from North Carolina and meets clients online using video, phone, chat, or text.
Her way of working is warm and down-to-earth. She draws on several practical methods to help people notice patterns and try different responses.
Background and approach
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people spot unhelpful thoughts and change behaviors. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy focuses on values and making room for hard feelings while moving toward a meaningful life. Mindfulness techniques teach simple ways to slow down and steady strong emotions.
Catherine keeps sessions centered on what each person needs. She listens, clarifies goals, and helps set small, doable steps. Motivational Interviewing is part of her toolbox for people who want help finding their own reasons to change.
Sessions typically involve talking through recent struggles and trying hands-on tools to manage them. Her background includes work in a range of settings with people facing trauma, grief, parenting strain, relationship conflict, and addiction. She also supports people dealing with ADHD, bipolar mood concerns, compassion fatigue, and issues linked to adoption or foster care.
This breadth gives her many ways to approach a problem. If someone prefers a straightforward, person-centered style, Catherine aims to be collaborative and nonjudgmental. She helps people build skills, test new habits, and find clearer direction when stress or anger get in the way.
What Catherine works with
Everything Catherine lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Catherine's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family problems
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Catherine lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approaches that translate well to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people get clear about what matters to them and take small actions toward those values even when feelings are difficult. It works well for stress, grief, and ongoing mood or anger struggles. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce anxiety and improve daily functioning. It is practical and often includes exercises someone can try between sessions. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening and meeting each person where they are, which can help people feel understood and build trust at their own pace.Choosing the right approach is a team effort. Catherine will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. That process can include trying techniques from different approaches and adjusting based on what helps most.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text messaging to give flexible ways to connect. Video sessions let people work face-to-face; phone calls can be useful when bandwidth is limited or for shorter check-ins. Live chat and text messaging make it easier to fit therapy around work or caregiving, or to keep a therapy connection without being on camera. These options aim to make consistent work on goals more manageable for busy lives.
Questions people ask about Catherine
What concerns does she address?
Catherine works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, anger, depression, relationship problems, grief, parenting strain, trauma and abuse, addictions, and ADHD.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is empathetic and person-centered, combining listening with practical tools drawn from cognitive behavioral and mindfulness approaches to help people try new ways of coping.
What is her experience in the field?
She has 13 years of experience as a therapist and has worked in multiple settings supporting people through life transitions, trauma, family conflict, and other challenges.
Where is she licensed and practicing?
She holds an LCSW license in North Carolina and provides services from that location.
In which language are sessions conducted?
Sessions are offered in English only and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling sessions based on the therapist's availability.