About Patricia
Patricia Catanio is a licensed clinical social worker in North Carolina who helps people manage stress, anxiety, relationship and intimacy concerns, and LGBT-related issues. She makes space for honest conversation and gentle problem-solving. Patricia names small, doable steps so people can feel less overwhelmed and more in control.
Patricia brings 27 years of professional experience to her work. She focuses on practical skills such as communicating more clearly, setting boundaries, and reducing anxious thinking.
Background and approach
She also supports people dealing with life changes like separation or questions about purpose. Her approach blends evidence-based methods and mindful practices. She uses tools from cognitive behavioral work to spot unhelpful thoughts.
Mindfulness techniques help people stay steady and notice what really matters in the moment. Patricia also integrates acceptance and commitment ideas to help clients figure out values and take committed action toward them. For people with past trauma or strong emotional memories she may use techniques that address the body’s responses and memory processing.
Sessions tend to be straightforward and conversational. Patricia focuses on what is useful right now and on skills clients can use between sessions. She aims to make therapy feel practical, respectful, and focused on real-life change.
Approaches that guide online sessions and practical benefits
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters most to them and take small steps toward those values. It combines acceptance of difficult feelings with concrete actions to move toward a more meaningful life. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with real-life experiments to reduce anxiety and improve mood. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) targets distressing memories and their emotional charge, helping some people feel less stuck by past events.Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. Together the client and therapist will choose or blend methods that fit the person and the issue being addressed, adjusting as work progresses.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for in-depth conversation and visual connection, while phone calls need less bandwidth and can fit into a break at work. Live chat and text messaging work well for brief check-ins, coaching-style support, or when someone prefers writing. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent and convenient while focusing on progress and practical skills.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
Also works with
- Avoidant personality
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Divorce and separation
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 27 years
- Licensed
- North Carolina
- Languages
- English