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Katherine Salmons

Katherine Salmons, LCSW

North Carolina

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LCSW - Addiction and Mood Concerns

  • Anger management topics
  • Substance use focus
  • Trauma informed methods

About Katherine

Katherine Salmons is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in North Carolina with four years of clinical experience. She works with adults and young adults on concerns such as depression, anxiety, substance use, process addictions, grief, and anger. Katherine also supports people coping with trauma and family or parenting stress.

She draws on straightforward, practical methods in sessions. Katherine combines cognitive-behavioral approaches with experiential and humanistic ideas. She also uses strength-based and trauma-informed ways of working to help people manage emotions and change unhelpful patterns.

In the room she is direct and respectful. Sessions focus on identifying triggers, learning new coping strategies, and building everyday skills that reduce reactivity. For people dealing with addiction, she addresses both behavior patterns and the situations that keep those patterns going.

Katherine has experience working with young adults and with issues that often overlap, such as mood disorders alongside substance use or trauma. That background helps when problems are connected rather than isolated. She talks through options and practical next steps rather than offering abstract promises.

To begin she asks clients to complete an intake questionnaire and schedule an initial meeting. She uses that first session to clarify goals and decide which techniques to try. Follow-up sessions focus on skill practice, problem solving, and tracking progress over time.

Evidence-based approaches and remote work

Many of her methods come from cognitive-behavioral ideas, which focus on spotting unhelpful thoughts and practicing new behaviors. CBT-style techniques help with anxiety, anger, mood problems, and changing patterns that keep difficulties going.

She also uses experiential and trauma-informed approaches that let people work through difficult feelings in paced, practical ways. These methods can help with processing past hurt, building emotional regulation skills, and reducing reactivity in daily life.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. She will review your goals, try techniques, and adjust plans based on what helps you make steady changes. The work is practical and skill-focused rather than vague or purely talk-based.

Confirm the session formats before booking, as the biography does not list specific online options. In general, remote work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight, and reduce travel time. Talk with the matching process about timing and how sessions can fit around work, school, or caregiving so therapy is usable in everyday life.

Areas of expertise

Also works with

LGBTRelationship issuesGriefParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCoping with life changes

Additional focus areas

Co-morbidityDrug and alcohol addictionFamily problemsMood disordersPost-traumatic stressProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Self-harmYoung adult issues

Experience

4+ years

Listed in

North Carolina

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she address?

She works with depression, anxiety, addictions, trauma, relationship and family stress, grief, anger, parenting strain, and related mood or behavioral problems.

What is her therapeutic style?

She uses a direct and practical style, blending cognitive-behavioral, experiential, humanistic, strength-based, and trauma-informed approaches.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has four years of experience as a clinician working with young adults and others on mood, addiction, and trauma-related concerns.

What are her credentials and location?

She is an LCSW licensed in North Carolina and practices there.

Which languages are supported?

Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.

What session formats does she offer?

Please confirm current session options before booking; the biography does not list specific session formats.

How are costs handled?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I start working with her?

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