About Chiquita
Chiquita Patterson is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) practicing in North Carolina. She brings 11 years of counseling experience and a down-to-earth approach to sessions. Her style is interactive and practical, focused on real problems parents and adults face every day.
She uses cognitive behavioral ideas to help people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Mindfulness practices are offered to reduce stress and calm racing thoughts.
Background and approach
Solution-focused strategies help set clear, short-term goals and build small steps toward them. Patterson has worked across settings including residential psychiatric programs, intensive in-home services, and outpatient care. That background gives her experience with depression, anxiety, trauma, relationship struggles, parenting concerns, ADHD, and addictive behaviors.
In sessions she emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and compassion without labeling people. Conversations are tailored to each person, with plans adjusted as needs change. She supports clients facing life transitions, grief, career challenges, and intimacy or commitment issues.
Her work also includes attention to blended family dynamics, domestic violence recovery, and sexual assault and abuse aftercare. Parents who need help with sleep, eating, or behavior routines can find practical strategies and coaching. Patterson aims to empower clients to make steady changes that fit their daily lives.
Approaches that translate well to online therapy
Chiquita Patterson commonly uses cognitive behavioral techniques to help people spot and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. CBT often focuses on practical skills and homework tasks that can be done between sessions to reduce anxiety and manage mood.She also uses mindfulness practices to teach simple attention and breathing exercises that calm the body and mind. These practices are easy to learn over video or phone and can be used during stressful moments at home or work.
Solution-focused work is another part of her practice, emphasizing short-term goals and small changes. This approach helps people break big issues into manageable steps and track progress week to week.
Finding the right approach is treated as a team effort. She will discuss goals, try methods that fit the client's needs, and adjust the plan based on what feels useful. The aim is a practical match between the person's life and the therapy methods.
Online sessions offer flexibility for busy schedules. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text-based messaging can fit quick check-ins or workday pauses. These formats make it easier to keep continuity of care while fitting therapy into everyday life.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Commitment issues
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Domestic violence
- Eating disorders
- Family problems
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
- Trauma and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 11 years
- Licensed
- North Carolina, Texas
- Languages
- English
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