Patricia Greer, LCSW

Patricia Greer is a licensed clinical social worker with 20 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, addiction, grief, depression, and major life changes. She works with individuals who feel stuck by relationship problems, sleep trouble, parenting strain, or struggles with self-worth. Patricia emphasizes practical steps so clients can start feeling better between sessions.

She uses straightforward approaches that focus on what a person needs now. Sessions often include talking through current problems, learning coping skills, and practicing communication. Patricia draws on methods such as client-centered work, cognitive behavioral techniques, and mindfulness to help people change unhelpful patterns.

Her background includes two decades of clinical work across North Carolina. That experience includes support for people facing trauma and abuse, addiction, family-of-origin issues, and dissociation. Patricia has worked with a wide range of life situations like divorce, blended family challenges, and coping after disasters.

In therapy she aims to help people find their voice and build assertiveness. She teaches practical tools for managing anger, improving sleep, and reducing anxiety. Sessions also address relationship communication, commitment concerns, and codependency patterns.

Patricia uses approaches such as dialectical behavior strategies and elements of the Gottman Method when relationship skills are needed. She helps people develop routines and skills that make daily life easier and more satisfying. To begin, clients choose the Start Therapy button and complete a short matching questionnaire before scheduling.

How therapeutic approaches guide online work

Client-centered therapy focuses on the client's experience and priorities, with the therapist listening closely and reflecting what matters most. It helps people feel understood and shapes sessions around their goals.

Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It teaches practical skills to change unhelpful thinking and behaviors, which can help with anxiety, depression, and sleep problems.

Dialectical behavior therapy, DBT, emphasizes emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness. Those skills are useful for managing anger, intense moods, and relationship conflicts.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, try different strategies, and adjust plans based on what works. That helps tailor sessions to the person's needs and preferences.

Confirm current session options before booking so you understand how this therapist delivers care. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow for quicker check-ins between appointments. It can also offer flexibility when a shorter phone or video meeting fits better into a workday or when a quieter setting and less screen time are needed.