About Patricia
Patricia Kerigan M.S., LPC uses practical, evidence-based approaches to help people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and the effects of trauma. She keeps sessions focused and direct so clients can learn skills that fit into daily life. Patricia listens for what matters most to each person and builds a plan around those goals.
With 12 years of experience, Patricia has worked with people facing panic attacks, feelings of emptiness, grief, and low self-esteem.
Background and approach
She also supports those coping with addiction, domestic violence, and the fallout from difficult relationships. Her background includes helping veterans and addressing multicultural concerns. Her style is collaborative and straightforward.
Patricia helps clients name patterns, try new responses, and practice skills between sessions. She emphasizes small, achievable changes that add up over time. Sessions may address communication problems, family-related stress for individuals, and challenges linked to autism and Asperger syndrome.
Patricia also helps people work through guilt, shame, and forgiveness so they can move forward with their lives. People who choose Patricia can expect a calm, nonjudgmental space to talk through painful experiences and learn coping tools. She supports gradual progress and adapts plans as needs change.
For those in Georgia seeking help for anxiety and related concerns, Patricia brings steady experience and a focus on practical results.
Evidence-based approaches and online care
Patricia uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical skill building. One approach helps people identify unhelpful thoughts and test them against real situations so anxiety and low mood become easier to manage. Another approach emphasizes gradual exposure to feared situations and step-by-step practice to reduce panic and avoidance behaviors.Finding the best approach is a collaborative process. Patricia will talk with each person about goals, strengths, and preferences and then try methods that fit those needs. She adjusts the plan as progress is made so therapy stays relevant and useful.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make care more flexible. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions can be a simpler check-in with lower bandwidth needs, and chat or messaging supports brief check-ins and written reflections between meetings. These options help people fit therapy into work, family, and daily life while using methods that can be practiced between sessions.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Abandonment
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Communication problems
- Depression
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Workplace issues
- Experience
- 12 years
- Licensed
- Georgia
- Languages
- English
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