Catherine Colardo, LCSW

Catherine Colardo is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in North Carolina with 13 years of clinical experience. She has a bachelor’s degree in social work from Appalachian State University and a master’s degree in social work from the University of South Carolina. Catherine focuses on stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, parenting, relationship problems, addictions, grief, and related concerns including ADHD and compassion fatigue.

She works in a straightforward, person-centered way. Sessions focus on identifying current problems, setting practical goals, and trying small, repeatable steps toward change. Catherine uses conversations and exercises drawn from cognitive behavioral methods, motivational interviewing, and mindfulness to address habits, thoughts, and behaviors that keep problems going.

Catherine has worked in a variety of settings since 2007 and has experience with family conflict, divorce and separation, domestic violence, foster care and adoption issues, and blended family issues. She also supports people dealing with abandonment, caregiver stress, isolation, and major life transitions.

In sessions she helps people sort priorities, practice new communication skills, and manage distressing emotions. She encourages clients to notice what works, and to adjust plans when something does not. Progress is framed in concrete steps rather than abstract measures.

To begin she asks about immediate needs and goals, then co-creates a plan that fits daily life. People who want practical tools for managing anxiety, grief, relationship tension, or the stresses of forming a blended household may find her approach useful.