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Caitlin Ford

LCSW, 7 years of experience

Open-minded
Authentic
Direct

About me

I am an LCSW based out of Virginia. I have worked with various populations to include teenagers ranging from severe mental illness to future growth and planning; adults with severe mental illness, substance use and abuse, couples, mild-severe depression and anxiety, family issues, and motivational struggles. I am solution focused and my goal it to help you get where you want to be!

Get to know me

In our first session together, here's what you can expect

In our first session we will get to know each other and discuss what brings you to therapy. We will discuss what has or has not worked in the past and I will discuss my own approach. We will make sure we are a good fit and make a plan for how best to move forward.

The biggest strengths that I bring into our sessions

I have worked with people on all levels with varying struggles. I accept where you are and help you to develop where you want to be. I can help you to identify struggles and your strengths to make progress.

The clients I'm best positioned to serve

I enjoy working with teenagers well into adulthood. I want to work with people to identify their barriers to progress and assist in finding alternative perspectives and build skills to move forward.

Specialties

Top specialties

Addiction
Anxiety
Depression

Other specialties

Child or Adolescent
Coping Skills
Family Conflict
Mood Disorders
Peer Relationships
Personality Disorders
School Issues
Self Esteem
Substance Misuse
Women's Issues

I identify as

White
Woman

Serves ages

Adults (18 to 64)
Elders (65 and above)
Teenagers (13 to 17)

My treatment methods

Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)

I help to identify and restructure negative thinking patterns and behaviors while building coping skills to better handle stressors.

Motivational Interviewing

I use strengths based motivational interviewing to find out where you want to be and create a strategy to motivate you forward into positive change.

Location

Virtual

Licensed in

Virginia

Accepts

Aetna
Aetna - Medicare
Aetna - WebTPA
All Savers
Anthem
Blue Cross Blue Shield
AvMed
Cash - $125 per session
Cigna
EAP:Cigna
EAP:Evernorth
EAP:UnitedHealthcare/Optum
Evernorth
Golden Rule
Harvard Pilgrim/UnitedHealthcare
Humana - Medicare
Humana Dual (Medicare & Medicaid)
Kaiser Permanente - Medicare
Kaiser Permanente
Kaiser Permanente - Medicaid
UnitedHealthcare/Optum
Optum
OptumHealth Complex Medical Conditions
Oscar
Oxford
Surest (formerly Bind)
Tufts Health/Cigna
United Medical Resources
UnitedHealthcare Life Insurance
UnitedHealthcare Shared Services
UnitedHealthcare StudentResources
UnitedHealthcare/Optum - Medicaid
UnitedHealthcare/Optum - Medicare
Rated 5.0 stars out of 5, 1 ratings

1 rating with written reviews

July 7, 2025

Caitlin is awesome. She is patient, non-judgemental, open-minded and solution-oriented! She makes great suggestions on things to try out without being overly prescriptive.

Verified client, age 45-54

Review shared after session 12 with Caitlin

Caitlin Ford is fully booked.