Katherine Salmons

Katherine Salmons is a licensed clinical social worker who brings four years of practice to her work in North Carolina. She approaches sessions with warmth and straightforwardness. Her focus includes stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, depression, grief, relationship strain, parenting concerns, anger, and self-esteem challenges.

Katherine uses a mix of approaches to meet each person where they are. She blends cognitive-behavioral methods with experiential and humanistic ideas. She also focuses on strengths and takes a trauma-informed stance when trauma is part of the picture.

Sessions are shaped around the goals of the person in therapy. Katherine aims to be direct while remaining kind and respectful. She tailors plans so work in sessions connects to everyday life outside the room.

Her background includes supporting people dealing with substance use and process addictions, co-occurring mood concerns, post-traumatic stress, self-harm, and challenges common in young adulthood. She has experience addressing family problems and parenting stress alongside individual concerns.

Katherine invites people who feel stuck, overwhelmed, or unsure about next steps to explore therapy together. She focuses on practical steps, building on strengths, and helping people find clearer ways to cope and move forward.

How evidence-based approaches work in online therapy

Many of the approaches Katherine uses focus on skills you can practice between sessions. Cognitive-behavioral techniques help identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which can reduce anxiety and anger. Experiential work emphasizes learning by doing, such as role play or behavioral experiments to try new responses. A trauma-informed approach recognizes how past harm affects the present and guides pacing and safety during work on trauma-related issues.

Finding the approach that fits is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals and test methods that match their needs. Together they will adjust techniques and pacing based on what feels useful and doable.

Confirm the available session options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. It can also make some kinds of experiential work possible in everyday settings. Ask about current session formats when you schedule to find what works best for you.