Patricia Manning , LPC

Patricia Manning is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 11 years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people facing stress, anxiety, trauma, parenting challenges, grief, low self-esteem, and identity or relationship concerns. Patricia offers a steady, practical presence and helps clients find clearer choices when life feels overwhelming.

She draws on attachment-based ideas to help people understand long-standing patterns from relationships. Patricia also uses client-centered work to build a trusting space where people feel heard and respected. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is part of her approach for changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.

Patricia's background includes many years working with children, parents, and people affected by trauma in settings such as foster care, residential treatment, psychiatric hospitals, and shelters. That history gives her experience with adoption and foster care issues, attachment concerns, and the challenges of separation and loss.

In sessions she uses practical tools from several evidence-based approaches. That can mean learning behavior and thinking skills, practicing emotion regulation from Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or using trauma-focused strategies when past abuse or overwhelming events are central topics.

She works with people in Oregon and conducts therapy in English. Sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging so clients can choose what fits their life and schedule.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early bonds shape current relationships and patterns. Online sessions can help people notice those patterns, practice new ways of relating, and repair trust in relationships. Client-Centered Therapy centers the person's experience by offering empathic listening and acceptance so clients can explore goals at their own pace; this approach helps build a solid working relationship even when meetings happen remotely. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, and works well online through structured exercises and homework between sessions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful. That collaborative process can combine approaches as needed so the plan fits the issue, whether it’s trauma processing, managing anxiety, or addressing parenting stress.

Online therapy offers flexibility and practical benefits. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation when visual contact helps the work. Phone sessions can be useful when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging make it possible to share thoughts between sessions and get brief support during busy days. These options help people fit therapy into work, caregiving, and other routines without extra travel.