Therapist profile
Chiquita Patterson, LPC, LCMHC
Licensed counselor - Relationships and family
Continue with ChiquitaAbout
- CBT methods
- Mindfulness tools
- Solution-focused work
About Chiquita
Chiquita Patterson is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) practicing in North Carolina with 11 years of clinical experience. She works with adults facing common life challenges such as stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strains, parenting concerns, and coping with life changes. Sessions focus on practical steps and clear conversation rather than labels.
Her background includes work across residential psychiatric programs, intensive in-home services, and outpatient care for both children and adults. She also supervised a program helping young adults up to age 24 with employment, education, and overall health needs. Those roles exposed her to a wide range of issues, including trauma, emotional and physical abuse, addictions, OCD, ADHD, and grief.
Chiquita uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, and Solution-Focused Therapy in straightforward ways that people can use between sessions. She describes her style as relatable and interactive, leaning toward practical strategies and conversational problem solving.
In sessions she avoids stigmatizing labels and aims to treat each person with respect and sensitivity. She adapts discussion and plans to the concerns someone brings, whether that is parenting strain, blended family issues, commitment worries, or recovery from sexual assault and domestic violence.
Her work also covers areas like intimacy-related issues, eating and sleeping difficulties, compassion fatigue, career questions, and bipolar management. People interested in beginning can use the site process to match and schedule a first session.
How sessions work
How her approaches translate to online sessions
Chiquita uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Mindfulness Therapy alongside Solution-Focused Therapy in practical ways. CBT looks at how thoughts influence feelings and behavior and helps build new coping skills for anxiety, depression, and stress. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and improve sleep or emotional regulation. Solution-Focused Therapy centers on identifying small, realistic changes and steps that move a person toward their goals, which can be helpful for parenting challenges, commitment questions, or coping with life changes.Finding the right mix of methods is a collaborative process. She will work together with each person to pick which approach fits the problem, goals, and preferences. That conversation often begins by trying one method and adjusting based on what helps most in everyday life.
The biography does not specify session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. They also let people use mindfulness or behavioral homework between sessions and bring real-life examples from home into the work. Licensed professionals tailor pacing and tools so therapy can fit into day-to-day routines rather than add another obligation.
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Experience
11+ years
Listed in
North Carolina, Texas
Languages
English
Questions
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What kinds of problems does she address?
She helps with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family concerns, parenting issues, trauma and abuse, addictions, grief, and related topics listed in her specialties.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is relatable and interactive, focusing on practical strategies and conversational problem solving rather than labels.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 11 years of experience working across psychiatric residential programs, intensive in-home services, and outpatient services.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She holds LPC and LCMHC credentials and practices in North Carolina with TX LPC and NC LCMHC noted.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not list specific session formats; confirm current session options before booking.
How does the cost and initial booking work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To get started, select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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