Patricia Curran, LPC, LMHC

Patricia Curran is a Licensed Professional Counselor and Licensed Mental Health Counselor with 36 years of clinical experience. She helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, grief, depression, addiction, or life transitions. Patricia speaks plainly and listens closely to understand what matters most to each person. She blends practical tools from cognitive behavioral therapy with client-centered and solution-focused ideas. Sessions focus on identifying thinking patterns, trying manageable behavior changes, and building skills to cope with strong emotions. Patricia also uses elements from dialectical behavior therapy and motivational interviewing when those approaches fit a person's goals. Patricia's background includes work in outpatient and inpatient settings and in confinement environments, which shaped her ability to respond calmly in difficult situations. That variety of experience informs a straightforward style that aims to be useful from the first session. Therapy is collaborative. Patricia helps people set clear, short-term goals and tests strategies that feel realistic for daily life. She pays attention to relationships, intimacy concerns, caregiving stress, and the particular challenges that can come with aging, serious illness, or end-of-life issues. Her approach is practical and paced to the individual's needs. Conversations cover thoughts, feelings, and small actions that can make a difference. People who want clear tools and a steady, experienced clinician may find her approach helpful.

How CBT and Client-Centered Work Online

Patricia commonly uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try small behavior changes. CBT breaks down problems into clear steps, which can make homework and tracking progress easy to do between sessions. Client-centered therapy means the therapist listens without judgment and helps the client find their own solutions, which fits well with online conversations and reflective check-ins.

She also draws on dialectical behavior therapy skills when emotion regulation or intense reactions are a central issue. DBT skills teach concrete ways to manage strong feelings and improve how someone responds in stressful moments. Together these approaches give a mix of practical skills and supportive listening to address anxiety, grief, addiction-related struggles, relationship stress, and life changes.

Finding the right approach is a shared process. Patricia works with each person to pick methods that match their goals and day-to-day life, and she adjusts plans as progress is noticed. Online formats make it easier to try different rhythms and tools to see what fits best.

Video calls allow face-to-face interaction and screen sharing for worksheets. Phone sessions can be a simpler option when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging make brief check-ins and skill practice possible between sessions. These choices help people fit therapy into work, caregiving, and health schedules while staying focused on practical change.