- Years in practice
- 30
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Louisiana
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Family conflicts
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
About Patricia
Patricia Green-Metz is a licensed clinical social worker with 30 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, parenting challenges, and trauma. She emphasizes clear, direct support for parents and individuals feeling overwhelmed by life changes, grief, or relationship strain. Patricia writes and talks plainly with clients to make next steps feel manageable.
Her style is warm and collaborative. She focuses on listening first, then building practical strategies that fit daily life.
Background and approach
Patricia blends talk therapy with skill-building so people leave sessions with tools to use right away. Patricia draws from client-centered therapy to shape sessions around each person's values and goals. She also uses cognitive behavioral therapy to spot unhelpful thinking and dialed-in skills from dialectical behavior therapy when emotions run high.
Mindfulness and motivational interviewing are woven in to support motivation and present-moment coping. Across three decades she has worked with people facing identity-related stress, discrimination, and complex trauma. Her background includes focused work on gender dysphoria, multicultural concerns, sexual assault and abuse, and compassion fatigue.
Patricia aims to create an affirming space for LGBT clients and others from diverse backgrounds. Sessions focus on clear goals, small experiments, and steady progress. Patricia helps people build routines for sleep and eating, manage anger and addictions, and develop strategies for parenting stress.
She supports those coping with bipolar disorder, ADHD, career shifts, and intimacy-related concerns.
What Patricia works with
Everything Patricia lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Patricia helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Gender dysphoria
- Multicultural concerns
- Paranoia
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-harm
- Sexual assault and abuse
Approaches Patricia lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches you can use online
Patricia commonly uses client-centered therapy to keep sessions focused on each person's values and goals. This approach emphasizes listening, empathy, and shaping the work around what matters most to the client, which can help with parenting stress and relationship concerns.She also relies on cognitive behavioral therapy, which breaks down how thoughts, moods, and behaviors interact. CBT offers practical exercises and small experiments to change unhelpful thinking patterns, useful for anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Patricia collaborates with clients to decide which methods fit their needs and preferences. She checks in regularly and adjusts techniques as progress or challenges emerge so the plan stays practical and relevant.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is helpful for fuller conversation and visual cues, while phone sessions can be easier if bandwidth is limited or a quieter call is needed. Live chat and text messaging support brief check-ins, coaching between sessions, and ongoing motivation. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy parenting schedules and changing routines.
Questions people ask about Patricia
What concerns does she address?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, parenting challenges, trauma and abuse, relationship issues, grief, eating and sleeping problems, addictions, anger, and related concerns.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is collaborative and straightforward. She listens first, then helps set clear goals and practical steps clients can try between sessions.
What is her professional background?
Patricia is a licensed clinical social worker with 30 years of clinical experience working with people facing complex emotional and identity-related issues.
Where does she practice and what are her credentials?
She is licensed in Louisiana as an LCSW and practices with experience in multicultural and trauma-informed care.
Which languages does she offer sessions in?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
Clients can meet by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on preference.
How are sessions paid for?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I start working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling according to therapist availability.
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