About Patricia
Patricia Bartley is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor with 22 years of practice. She supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship strain, and low self-esteem. Patricia focuses on helping clients find more self-compassion, acceptance, and clearer connection to others.
Her sessions center on talking through feelings and challenging thoughts. She uses mindfulness in everyday ways so clients can notice moments of tension and choose different responses. Patricia keeps the work grounded and practical so changes fit into daily life.
How Patricia works
Patricia pays close attention to how people connect with others and how early family patterns show up now. She helps people sort through attachment hurts, communication problems, and feelings of abandonment or isolation. Work may include addressing guilt, shame, or struggles around forgiveness.
She also supports those facing panic attacks, mood challenges, postpartum depression, seasonal affective shifts, and issues many women report as they search for life purpose. Her methods draw from attachment-based ideas, client-centered care, cognitive-behavioral strategies, emotionally-focused work, and mindfulness practice. Patricia brings a calm, respectful presence and aims to meet people where they are.
She invites collaboration and chooses approaches to match each person’s needs. People who want straightforward conversation about feelings and practical steps often find this approach helpful.
Patricia lists 5 ways of working on the entry:
What Patricia works with
The areas below are the ones Patricia selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Communication problems
- Depression
- Family of origin issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Postpartum depression
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LCMHC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 22 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | North Carolina |
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Online support options
How Patricia's Approaches Translate to Online Work
Attachment-based work looks at how early bonds shape current relationships and how to build safer connections; online sessions can use discussion and exercises to notice patterns and practice new responses. Client-centered therapy emphasizes listening and empathy so the client leads the pace and focus while the therapist reflects and supports growth. Cognitive behavioral therapy helps people identify unhelpful thoughts and try small behavior changes to test new ways of coping with anxiety or low mood.Choosing the right approach is usually a joint process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. Together they will try methods that fit the person’s needs and adjust as therapy progresses.
Confirm which session formats are currently offered before booking, since the biography does not list specific formats. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and let people join from wherever they are. Licensed professionals can adapt these approaches so the work stays focused on practical steps and emotional understanding without promising a particular service format.
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