Frances Patton, LMFT - Therapist in South Carolina

About Frances

Frances Patton is a licensed marriage and family therapist with 13 years of clinical experience. She draws on practical, evidence-based methods to help people change patterns that keep them stuck. She listens closely and works with clients to set clear goals for better relationships and emotional balance.

Her work often focuses on relationship and family concerns, including intimacy issues, communication problems, and family of origin conflicts. She also addresses stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, and problems like eating, sleeping, and anger.

Background and approach

Frances describes a straightforward, goal-oriented style that mixes empathy with skills training. Frances uses Attachment-Based Therapy to look at how early bonds affect current relationships. She applies Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to spot unhelpful thoughts and try small, practical changes.

For couples work she incorporates Emotionally-Focused Therapy and the Gottman Method to rebuild connection and improve how partners handle conflict. Her own life experience, including navigating depression and divorce, informs a nonjudgmental approach. She is comfortable offering Christian counseling when requested, or non-religious work depending on a client’s preference.

Frances holds an LMFT - Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist - with credentials in South Carolina and North Carolina. Sessions are offered in English and conducted online through video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Getting started involves a short matching questionnaire and scheduling a session based on therapist availability.

Therapeutic approaches for online relationship and family work

Frances combines approaches that help people change how they relate and how they think about problems. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current bonds and helps people notice and shift patterns that block closeness. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing small behavior changes to reduce anxiety and depressive patterns.

She brings these methods into a collaborative process. Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Frances will discuss goals, preferences, and what feels most useful, and she adjusts methods as progress is made.

Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs. These options make it easier to attend regularly and to follow up between appointments when helpful. The range of formats supports flexible, ongoing work on relationships, parenting concerns, and emotional challenges.

Attachment-Based Therapy

Looks at how early bonds shaped what you expect from closeness, and how that plays out now with a partner, a parent, or your own children.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)

Attends to the emotions underneath a recurring argument or distance, and to the attachment needs driving them. Often used where a relationship keeps returning to the same painful loop.

Frequently asked questions

What issues does Frances address?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy concerns, self-esteem, parenting, and related family problems.

What is her therapy style?

Her style is practical and collaborative, combining empathy with skills training using proven therapies like CBT and EFT.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has 13 years of experience providing therapeutic support in a range of relationship and emotional concerns.

What are her credentials and where is she licensed?

She is an LMFT - Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist - licensed in South Carolina with SC LMFT 4586 and in North Carolina with NC LMFT 2150.

In which languages are sessions conducted?

Sessions are offered in English.

How are sessions offered online?

Therapy is available through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.

How are fees and billing handled?

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

What are the first steps to begin therapy?

Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

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Experience: 13 years
Licensed: South Carolina
Languages: English

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