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MD, LCPC

Katharine Laidley, MD, LCPC

  • Experience10 years
  • LocationMaryland
  • Focus areasADHD, Addictions, and Trauma and abuse
  • LanguagesEnglish
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About Katharine

Katharine Laidley brings a decade of clinical experience to her Maryland practice, combining medical training with licensure as an LCPC to support adults facing complex life challenges. She focuses on helping people navigate trauma and abuse, addictions, anxiety, ADHD, grief, stress, and shifts that accompany major life transitions.

Background and approach

Her background as an MD and licensed clinical professional counselor informs a holistic view of emotional and behavioral health. Laidley approaches each person with respect, sensitivity, and compassion, shaping conversations and treatment plans to reflect individual priorities and circumstances.

She emphasizes collaboration and practical strategies aimed at empowerment, recognizing that seeking change requires courage. Clients can expect tailored care that addresses co-occurring concerns such as self-esteem, attachment or communication problems, body image, and isolation while attending to unique goals and pacing.

Her practice also attends to specialized topics including aging and geriatric issues, cancer-related distress, codependency, dissociation, and first responder issues. Located in Maryland, she works in English and offers a variety of session formats to accommodate different schedules and needs.

Evidence-Based Approaches and Online Care

Many clinicians blend evidence-based therapeutic techniques to address symptoms of anxiety, trauma, ADHD, and related concerns. For example, cognitive-behavioral approaches focus on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors to reduce anxiety, improve coping, and boost self-esteem. Trauma-informed methods emphasize safety, stabilization, and gradual processing of difficult memories to support recovery from abuse and dissociation.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist works with each client to explore what techniques feel most useful, tailoring interventions to the individual's goals, preferences, and comfort level rather than applying a single method by default.

Online options such as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging expand access and flexibility for people with busy schedules or mobility limits. These formats allow ongoing therapeutic work from different locations, make it easier to maintain continuity during life changes, and support checking in between sessions when appropriate.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does this therapist address?
Areas of focus include addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem, coping with life changes, stress, anxiety, and ADHD, along with many related challenges such as codependency and isolation.
What is the therapist's general style or approach?
The practice emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and compassion, with an individualized treatment plan tailored to each person's needs and goals.
How much clinical experience does the therapist have?
The therapist has ten years of professional work experience supporting people through a range of mental health and life issues.
What credentials and location are listed?
The clinician holds MD and LCPC credentials, listed as MD LCPC LC6300, and is licensed to practice in Maryland.
Are sessions offered in other languages or to international clients?
Services are provided in English, and international clients are not currently accepted.
Which session formats are available for care?
Clients may use video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to meet with the therapist.
How is pricing and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working together?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

AddictionsTrauma and abuseGriefSelf esteemCoping with life changes

Also works with

Stress, AnxietyADHD

Additional focus areas

Aging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCo-morbidityCodependencyCommunication problemsDissociationFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMood disordersNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressSelf-harmSexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesYoung adult issues

Experience

10+ years

Licensed

Maryland

Languages

English

What Katharine can help with

Katharine Laidley works with clients on addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, self esteem, and coping with life changes.

Katharine works with clients with trauma and abuse and coping with life changes.

Experience and training

Katharine is an MD practicing in Maryland, with 10 years of clinical experience.

Therapy style

Katharine aims to support & empower you in that journey.