- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Mindfulness practices
- Solution focused steps
About Chiquita
Chiquita Patterson is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) with 11 years of experience. She practices in North Carolina and works with adults facing a range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and parenting struggles, and anger.
Patterson has worked across residential, intensive in-home, and outpatient settings. She has experience supervising programs focused on employment, education, and health for young adults. That background informs a practical approach to day-to-day problems.
Her sessions are described as relatable and interactive. She uses cognitive behavioral techniques to examine thinking and behavior patterns. Mindfulness practices are included to help with moment-to-moment regulation and noticing automatic reactions.
She also draws on solution-focused work to set short-term, concrete goals and build steps toward them. In practice this means identifying small changes that reduce anger, improve sleep, or ease parenting strain, then tracking progress over time.
Patterson has supported people who have experienced physical trauma or emotional abuse and those coping with addictions, grief, ADHD, and bipolar mood concerns. She avoids stigmatizing labels and frames sessions around clear skills and usable strategies.
To begin she asks people to describe immediate problems and what they hope to change. From there she and the client shape a plan with measurable steps, brief skill work, and regular check-ins to see what’s working.
Approach and how online sessions fit
The cognitive behavioral approach looks at how thoughts and behaviors keep problems in place. In practice this means noticing unhelpful thinking, testing it, and trying different responses to see what changes. CBT can help with anger, anxiety, sleep problems, and mood swings.Mindfulness therapy focuses on paying attention to the present moment without judgment. Simple breathing and noticing exercises are used to reduce reactivity and increase control over impulses during stressful moments.
Solution-focused work sets small, achievable goals and builds on what already works. Sessions often include identifying one or two concrete steps to try between meetings and reviewing the results together.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the client to choose methods that match their goals and preferences, then adjust over time based on what helps most.
If you plan to use online sessions, confirm which session formats are offered before booking. Many people find virtual sessions help fit therapy into work breaks, reduce travel time, or allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. Discussing the preferred format at the start makes it easier to plan sessions that fit everyday life.
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Experience
11+ years
Listed in
North Carolina, Texas
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and parenting issues, anger, addictions, grief, ADHD, bipolar concerns, and problems stemming from trauma or abuse.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is relatable and interactive. She focuses on practical skills, short-term goals, and noticing patterns that keep problems going.
How much experience does she have?
She has 11 years of professional experience in residential, intensive in-home, and outpatient settings, plus program supervision work with young adults.
What credentials and location does she have?
She holds LPC and LCMHC credentials and practices in North Carolina.
Which languages and client locations are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats can I expect?
Please confirm current session format options before booking, as the biography does not list specific formats.
How does payment work and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What should I do to start working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.