Patricia Pattan-O'Neal, LMSW, LCSW

Patricia Pattan-O'Neal is a licensed clinical social worker in Michigan who helps people manage stress, anxiety, trauma, grief, depression, and life changes. She emphasizes practical steps that fit into everyday life and works with people facing challenges such as addiction, relationship and intimacy concerns, parenting strain, chronic pain or illness, and ADHD. Patricia uses straightforward care that balances gentle encouragement with firm accountability when it will help progress.

Patricia draws on client-centered methods to follow each person’s goals and priorities. She also uses cognitive behavioral techniques to spot thoughts and habits that get in the way and to practice new ways of coping. Sessions focus on building useful skills - communication strategies, mindfulness, emotion regulation, and clearer self-awareness.

Her approach treats the person, not just a diagnosis. She offers space to talk through anger, shame, or loneliness and to map realistic steps forward for career, life purpose, or parenting concerns. She names patterns like codependency or attachment issues so people can make different choices.

Patricia brings eight years of clinical experience to sessions and frames therapy as a collaborative process. She encourages creative expression when it helps and supports people needing both practical coaching and deeper emotional work. If someone wants straightforward guidance with compassionate support, she invites them to begin from where they are.

How her approaches shape online therapy

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening, empathy, and following the person’s lead. It helps people who need acceptance, validation, and gentle guidance while they work through difficult feelings and decisions.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions interact. It uses practical exercises and behavior experiments to reduce anxiety, challenge unhelpful thinking, and improve sleep, mood, or daily routines.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Patricia treats this as a collaborative process and will help figure out which methods fit a person’s goals and preferences. She adapts techniques over time based on what is helpful.

Confirm the current session options before booking, as formats are not listed here. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when everyday life gets in the way. It also allows continuing care during illness or relocation without needing to pause progress.