- Trauma informed
- Family focused
- Skill building
About Patricia
Patricia Manning is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with eleven years of experience supporting people through trauma, family strain, and major life changes. She uses a direct, caring style and meets clients where they are. Patricia aims to help people feel less overwhelmed and more capable of moving forward.
Her early work began while studying psychology and has included roles in child protection, permanency planning, and adoption-related services. She has substantial experience in settings such as foster care, residential treatment, psychiatric hospitals, alternative schools, and a shelter for people affected by domestic violence and sexual assault. This background informs how she approaches complex family and attachment concerns.
Patricia blends an existential outlook with attention to each person's life circumstances. She sees struggles like loss, responsibility, and finding meaning as part of human development rather than only as illness. That viewpoint is paired with a biopsychosocial lens that takes into account ethnicity, gender identity, physical health, and socioeconomic factors.
Her clinical work draws on client-centered methods and a range of evidence-informed techniques. Common approaches she uses include attachment-focused work, cognitive behavioral ideas, dialectical behavior strategies, mindfulness, and trauma-processing methods. Patricia aims to teach skills, challenge unhelpful patterns, and build resilience.
People who choose her work with Patricia can expect honest feedback, steady support, and practical tools. She describes therapeutic growth as an active process that often involves facing hard choices, trying new behaviors, and discovering restored balance and purpose.
How her approaches translate to online care
Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on patterns in close relationships and how early bonds affect current trust, intimacy, and family dynamics. It can help people understand attachment needs and try new interaction patterns in relationships. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps identify unhelpful thoughts and habits and replace them with more effective behaviors; it is often used for anxiety, depression, and stress management. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a trauma-focused method that works on distressing memories and the emotions tied to them using structured processing techniques.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Patricia will work with the client to weigh needs, goals, and personal preference, and together they will try methods that fit the person's situation. She combines practical skill teaching with deeper meaning-focused work to address both symptoms and underlying patterns.
The original biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm available options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow brief check-ins when a full appointment is not practical. It also lets people continue consistent work through transitions or relocations while they and the therapist determine the best pacing and tools.
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Experience
11+ years
Credentials
South Carolina, Oregon
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does Patricia address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, relationship and intimacy-related issues, grief, anger, ADHD, and many family-related concerns including adoption and foster care.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is client-centered and collaborative with an existential perspective. Patricia offers practical skills alongside deeper conversation about meaning and life stages.
What background does she bring to this work?
She has eleven years of professional experience and a long history working in child protection, permanency planning, foster care settings, residential treatment, and shelters for people impacted by domestic violence and sexual assault.
What credentials and location are listed for this therapist?
She holds the Licensed Professional Counselor credential (LPC) and practices in Oregon with credentials noted as SC LPC and OR LPC.
Which languages are supported and can international clients be seen?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify session formats; please confirm current session options with the service before booking.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Patricia?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.