Chiquita Patterson

Chiquita Patterson is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) based in North Carolina. She combines practical strategies with warm, straightforward conversations to help people facing stressful life changes and other concerns.

With 11 years of counseling experience, she has worked in settings that include psychiatric residential care, intensive in-home services, and outpatient programs for both children and adults. She also supervised a program serving young adults that focused on employment, education, and overall health up to age 24.

Chiquita helps people address a wide range of issues. These include stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family problems, trauma and abuse, grief, addiction, and ADHD. She also supports people dealing with parenting strain, sleep and eating concerns, intimacy issues, and career decisions.

Her style is relatable and interactive. Conversations are practical and focused on what will help most right now. She avoids stigmatizing labels and works with each person to shape a plan that fits their needs and goals.

Chiquita uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, and Solution-Focused Therapy to guide sessions. She aims to empower people to make manageable changes and to build skills they can use between meetings.

How Chiquita integrates CBT, mindfulness, and solution work online

Chiquita uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help identify patterns of thought and behavior that contribute to stress or anxiety, then works with clients to try small, practical changes. Mindfulness Therapy is used to build awareness of the present moment and reduce reactivity, which can help with sleep, anger, and worry. Solution-Focused Therapy concentrates on concrete goals and next steps so people can see progress between sessions.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist and client will talk about goals, preferences, and what has helped before. Together they decide which methods to emphasize and adjust the plan as things change.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. Many people find it helpful to work on skills in regular sessions and then try them during daily routines, reporting back so the plan can be refined.