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Online therapist

Patricia Greer

Calm, practical support for everyday family life

Credentials
LCSW
Experience
20 years
Licensed in
North Carolina
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Patricia

Patricia Greer is a licensed clinical social worker with 20 years of practice in North Carolina. She helps people who feel stressed, anxious, depressed, or overwhelmed by life changes. She also supports those working through addiction, grief, trauma, and relationship or family problems.

Patricia speaks English and uses clear, practical language so parents and caregivers can follow along easily. Patricia takes a straightforward, compassionate approach in sessions. She listens first and then helps clients set realistic goals.

Background and approach

She introduces coping skills that can be used at home. Conversations focus on what matters to the person and their family life. Her background includes long experience with mood disorders, substance use concerns, and complicated family dynamics.

She draws on tools from cognitive behavioral therapy to change unhelpful thinking and behavior. She also uses dialectical behavior therapy skills for emotional regulation and client-centered methods to keep sessions focused on each person’s priorities. Patricia works with parenting and family questions among other concerns.

She helps clients build communication skills, set boundaries, and manage blended family or family-of-origin issues. Sessions can address parenting stress, sleeping problems, anger, attachment concerns, and coping after loss or separation. In practical terms, Patricia emphasizes small, achievable steps.

She helps people practice new ways of communicating and coping between sessions. Her goal is to help clients find more calm, clearer choices, and steadier routines that fit their family life.

Approaches and online sessions that fit family life

Client-centered therapy focuses on the person in the room. It means the therapist listens without judgment and follows the client’s priorities to shape sessions. This approach helps people find their own solutions and speak up more clearly in family situations.

Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at patterns of thought and behavior that make problems worse. It teaches practical exercises to test unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors, which can help with anxiety, depression, and sleep issues.

Dialetical behavior therapy, or DBT, offers tools for managing intense emotions and improving relationships. It includes skills for distress tolerance and better communication, which can be useful when parenting or handling family conflict.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss options and choose methods together based on the client’s needs, goals, and comfort. This collaborative process helps tailor sessions to what works best for each family.

Online therapy provides flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit sessions around school, work, and caregiving duties and allow follow-up conversations between appointments. Many clients find the variety of formats helps them stay consistent with care while managing daily life.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

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.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

Concrete skills for riding out strong emotion, tolerating distress, and handling relationships without things escalating. The skills are practised in daily life, so between-session support by message or phone fits naturally.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does Patricia address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, relationship and family problems, sleeping and parenting concerns, anger, self esteem, career shifts, bipolar challenges, ADHD, and coping with life changes.
How would you describe her therapy style?
She listens closely and helps clients set practical goals. Sessions focus on skills you can use at home and clearer ways to communicate within the family.
What is her professional background?
Patricia has 20 years of experience working with a wide range of mental health and substance use issues, and with diverse client backgrounds.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She is an LCSW - licensed clinical social worker - with license number NC LCSW C006348, practicing in North Carolina.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats does she offer?
Sessions can be held via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How does payment work and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Choose the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

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