Patricia Greer, LCSW

Patricia Greer is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) and a licensed clinical addiction specialist (LCAS) with twenty years of experience supporting individuals and families through difficult life challenges. She combines professional training with empathy and practical skills to help people manage stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma, grief, depression, relationship and family concerns, sleep problems, parenting challenges, anger, self-esteem issues, career transitions, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and other coping needs.

Patricia has worked with clients from a wide range of backgrounds since 2005, using multiple treatment modalities to tailor care to each person. Her practice emphasizes building effective communication, teaching concrete coping strategies, and addressing major traumas and losses. She offers targeted support for substance use concerns, anger management, healthy relationship skills, lifestyle adjustments, and parenting guidance, alongside work on attachment, codependency, blended family dynamics, and family-of-origin issues.

Her approach centers on empowering people to find their voice, develop assertiveness, and become more comfortable in their own skin so they can pursue a more fulfilling life. Patricia aims to partner with clients and their families to improve quality of life and foster lasting change, and she looks forward to working with those ready to begin that process.

Therapeutic Approaches for Online Support

Patricia Greer draws from client-centered therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, and dialectical behavior therapy to tailor online care to each person. Client-centered therapy focuses on listening without judgment and helping clients explore their goals and values so they can make choices that fit their lives; it is useful for building self-esteem and gaining personal clarity. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) helps identify unhelpful thoughts and patterns and teaches practical skills to change behaviors and manage symptoms, making it effective for anxiety, depression, and stress. Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) combines acceptance and skill-building to help people regulate intense emotions, improve relationships, and reduce impulsive behaviors.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Patricia collaborates with clients to assess what fits best based on individual needs, goals, and preferences, and adjusts methods as therapy progresses to ensure the plan remains helpful and relevant.

Online sessions by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging offer flexibility for busy schedules, allow access from different locations, and make it easier to maintain continuity of care. These options enable clients to receive consistent support while balancing other commitments, and they make it practical to continue therapy during life transitions.