Patricia Catanio , LCSW

Patricia Catanio is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in North Carolina with 27 years of professional experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, and life transitions, and brings focused support for LGBTQ concerns, relationship and intimacy challenges, and coping with major changes. Her practice also addresses issues such as avoidant personality patterns, codependency, commitment and communication problems, family-of-origin difficulties, infidelity, isolation and loneliness, and post-traumatic stress.

She creates a welcoming, nonjudgmental setting where thoughts and feelings can be explored openly, and she partners with clients to clarify goals and practical steps forward. Patricia blends evidence-informed approaches to help clients identify patterns that interfere with wellbeing while building skills for more satisfying relationships and everyday functioning. Recognizing that reaching out for help takes courage, she offers steady support and collaborative guidance for those pursuing clearer direction, healthier connections, and greater self-understanding.

Approaches and Online Support for Meaningful Change

Patricia draws on several evidence-informed approaches to tailor care to each person's needs. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people acknowledge difficult thoughts and feelings while clarifying personal values and committing to small, value-driven actions that build a more meaningful life. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thought and behavior patterns and developing practical skills to shift those patterns, which can reduce distress and improve daily functioning. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is an approach used to process distressing memories and reduce their hold, often used when past trauma contributes to present difficulties.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Patricia works collaboratively with clients to explore which methods fit their goals, preferences, and life circumstances, adjusting techniques as progress unfolds. Licensed professionals and therapists often combine elements from multiple approaches to match each person’s needs.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to engage in work with a therapist through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options make it easier to access care from different locations and schedules, support continuity during life transitions, and allow clients to choose the format that feels most comfortable for them.