About Patricia
Patricia Catanio is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people manage stress and anxiety. She supports clients facing relationship and intimacy-related concerns and assists those navigating LGBTQ issues and major life changes. Patricia uses a calm, direct style and focuses on practical steps people can try between sessions.
She creates a space where thoughts and feelings can be named without judgment. Conversations are straightforward and aimed at finding small, workable shifts that fit daily life.
Background and approach
Patricia draws on tools from cognitive behavioral therapy to spot thinking patterns that keep stress alive. Mindfulness practices are used to help people sit with difficult emotions and notice sensations without immediately reacting. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy adds focus on values and small committed actions that move someone toward a life they care about.
For trauma-related concerns she may use Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing alongside other methods. With 27 years of experience, Patricia blends short-term solution-focused moves with deeper work when needed. She helps people set clear goals, try experiments, and track what changes.
Sessions emphasize skills people can use right away. Patricia is licensed in North Carolina as an LCSW. She offers sessions in English and is available to international clients.
Therapy is delivered online through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, allowing people to pick what fits their routine and comfort.
Therapeutic approaches and online options
Patricia commonly uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in her online work. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people clarify what matters most to them and then take small, consistent actions toward those values despite uncomfortable feelings. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and trying different behaviors to reduce anxiety and stress.She also uses Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing when trauma symptoms are present. EMDR is a process that can reduce the intensity of distress tied to past events by pairing guided attention with focused recall, which can make traumatic memories feel less reactive over time.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and how symptoms show up before recommending a mix of methods. Clients and therapist decide together what to try first and adjust based on what helps.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for deep conversations and skill demonstrations. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Chat and messaging work well for quick check-ins, shorter updates, or ongoing support between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy days and different routines.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- Avoidant personality
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Divorce and separation
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 27 years
- Licensed
- North Carolina
- Languages
- English
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