Patricia Greer, LCSW

Patricia Greer is a licensed clinical social worker with 20 years of experience helping people facing stress, anxiety, addiction, grief, and major life changes. She practices from North Carolina and draws on practical, skills-based approaches to help people manage symptoms and move forward. Patricia speaks English and offers a calm, straightforward manner in sessions.

Her work is focused on clear goals and usable tools. She often uses cognitive behavioral techniques to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors. She also brings client-centered listening to make sure each person's goals shape the work together.

Patricia has long experience addressing substance use alongside mental health concerns. She helps people develop coping skills for cravings, build routines that support recovery, and repair patterns that interfere with healthy relationships. She also supports people working through trauma, dissociation, and grief with practical steps they can use day to day.

When relationships or family tensions are part of the problem, she guides people in improving communication, setting boundaries, and addressing attachment or blended family challenges. She works on problem solving for parenting strain, anger, and issues with commitment or codependency.

Sessions include skill practice, straightforward feedback, and homework that fits into busy lives. Patricia encourages paced progress and makes changes based on what is most helpful. She aims to help people build confidence, clearer boundaries, and more satisfying daily routines.

Therapeutic approaches and how they work online

Patricia often uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors. CBT is practical and goal oriented, and it is commonly used for anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and managing mood shifts.

She also works from a client-centered stance that emphasizes listening and collaboration. That approach focuses on the person's own goals and creates space for them to shape what happens in sessions. In addition, Patricia uses elements of dialectical behavior therapy when intense emotion or self-destructive patterns are present, teaching skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and better interpersonal effectiveness.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Patricia will work with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. The plan can change over time based on progress and what feels most helpful in sessions.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to offer flexibility. Video lets people use face-to-face interaction for skill work and role play. Phone sessions can be useful when bandwidth is limited or for shorter check-ins. Live chat and messaging support more frequent brief contacts, homework review, and between-session coaching.