Patricia Pattan-O'Neal, LMSW, LCSW

Patricia Pattan-O'Neal helps people manage stress, anxiety, trauma, grief, depression, and other life changes. She also supports concerns such as addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting strain, sleep and eating problems, ADHD, and career questions. Patricia identifies practical goals with each person and focuses on clear steps to feel better day to day.

Patricia is a Licensed Master Social Worker and a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. She has eight years of clinical experience working with people across a range of concerns. Her approach balances gentle encouragement with firm accountability depending on what a person needs in the moment.

In sessions she uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people recognize unhelpful thoughts and practice new behaviors. She also draws on Client-Centered Therapy, offering a respectful, nonjudgmental space where people lead the conversation and are treated as experts on their own lives.

Practical skills are a priority in her work. Clients may learn coping strategies, mindfulness techniques, communication tools, and ways to build self-awareness. Patricia emphasizes small, manageable steps so progress feels realistic and sustainable.

She describes the first session as a chance to understand current struggles and set clear goals. From there she helps people choose approaches and homework that fit their daily life. Patricia works from Michigan and offers multiple online formats to make scheduling easier.

How Patricia Uses CBT and Client-Centered Work Online

Patricia uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice patterns of thinking that increase stress or anxiety and to try small behavioral changes that break those patterns. CBT is often used for worries, panic, low mood, sleep problems, and some forms of addiction by focusing on concrete skills and short-term exercises.

She also uses Client-Centered Therapy, which means she listens without judgment and follows the person's lead. That approach helps people feel heard and seen while they identify values, goals, and what matters most to them.

Finding the right approach is collaborative. Patricia will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and then suggest CBT techniques, client-centered support, or a mix of both. She checks in frequently to adapt methods so the work fits the person's life and needs.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls work well for full sessions that include visual cues and longer conversations. Phone sessions are useful when someone needs a shorter check-in or has limited bandwidth. Live chat and text-based messaging make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day and to send brief updates or ask questions between sessions. These options help people maintain continuity when schedules are tight or travel makes in-person visits difficult.