About Patricia
Patricia Cunningham is a licensed clinical social worker who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, trauma, and low self-esteem. She has 12 years of professional counseling experience and works to make starting therapy a straightforward step for people feeling overwhelmed. Patricia communicates in plain language and aims to make sessions feel approachable and practical.
Her approach centers on building a trusting space where clients can say what they really feel.
Background and approach
She helps people develop skills to reduce depressive episodes and manage panic attacks. Patricia also supports those facing life changes such as divorce or caregiving strain, and she addresses issues like social anxiety and isolation. Patricia draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide sessions.
She focuses on clear goals, workable strategies, and small steps clients can use between meetings. The emphasis is on practical tools that fit into daily life rather than on jargon or heavy theory. Over her career she has worked with people from a range of cultural backgrounds and life stages.
Her style is direct and compassionate, with attention to communication problems, control issues, and forgiveness work when those come up. She encourages self-love and confidence building as part of recovery and growth. People who choose to work with Patricia can expect a steady, goal-oriented process.
She helps clients notice progress and adjust plans as needed. The initial steps are simple: sign up, complete a brief questionnaire, and schedule sessions to begin the work together.
Evidence-based techniques and online care
Patricia uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical skills and emotional processing. One common approach she uses helps people learn coping skills for anxiety and panic - it teaches breathing and grounding strategies plus ways to change unhelpful thinking patterns. Another approach she applies supports trauma and abuse recovery by helping people process difficult memories at a safe pace and build tools to reduce reactivity.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Patricia works with each person to decide which techniques fit their goals, life circumstances, and comfort level. She adjusts methods as progress is made and checks in regularly to make sure the plan still seems helpful.
Online therapy offers flexibility and easier access to regular care. Video calls allow a face-to-face feel while phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a camera is not wanted. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for shorter check-ins, quick skills practice, or support between sessions. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy schedule while keeping focus on steady, practical progress.
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- Experience
- 12 years
- Licensed
- Tennessee
- Languages
- English