Katharine Laidley , MD, LCPC

Katharine Laidley is a Maryland-based clinician with an MD and a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor credential and ten years of professional experience. She focuses on supporting people facing addiction, trauma and abuse, grief, stress, anxiety, ADHD, and related concerns. She approaches each person with respect, sensitivity, and compassion. Katharine aims to meet people where they are and help them take practical steps forward.

Her work centers on tailoring conversations and plans to each person's needs. Sessions focus on clear goals and small, manageable changes. She listens for what matters most and helps people build skills to cope with emotional pain, overwhelm, and life transitions.

People come to her for help with self-esteem, relationship communication problems, impulsivity, and isolation. She also supports those navigating blended family issues, attachment concerns, body image, cancer-related stress, and aging-related challenges. Katharine pays attention to co-occurring difficulties like codependency and dissociation when they affect daily life.

Her style is collaborative and practical. She combines empathetic listening with tools aimed at lowering stress, improving coping, and restoring routine. Sessions can include shorter check-ins or longer conversations depending on what’s needed that week.

Katharine offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules. She works in English and practices in Maryland. To start, she asks people to complete a short matching questionnaire so she can tailor the first session to their goals.

Evidence-based approaches and online care

Many evidence-based therapeutic techniques focus on building skills and reducing distress. Cognitive-based strategies help people identify unhelpful thoughts and try alternative ways of thinking to reduce anxiety and improve mood. Skills-focused work teaches practical tools for stress management, emotion regulation, and coping with cravings or impulsivity.

Another helpful approach centers on processing traumatic memories and learning grounding techniques. This work often includes paced conversations that support safety and gradual exposure to difficult memories, which can reduce avoidance and improve day-to-day functioning for people who have experienced abuse or trauma.

Choosing the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will discuss your history, goals, and what has or hasn’t worked before. Together you will try methods that fit your needs, and adjust the plan over time if something isn’t helpful.

Online therapy offers flexibility for busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face conversations when a longer session is helpful. Phone sessions need less bandwidth and can be easier to fit into a work break. Live chat and text-based messaging work well for shorter check-ins, skill practice, or when writing feels easier than talking. These options make it possible to keep continuity of care while fitting therapy into a daily routine.