Frances Patton
Experienced LMFT guiding practical emotional change
LMFT South Carolina
- Experience
- 13 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Intimacy-related issues
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Attachment-Based Therapy
- Languages
- English
About Frances
Frances Patton combines practical, evidence-informed methods with empathic support to help clients make meaningful changes. She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy alongside attachment-focused and emotionally-oriented approaches to address anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy concerns, and a wide range of life transitions.
Background and approach
With 13 years of clinical experience as an LMFT, she aims to translate training into clear, usable skills clients can apply between sessions. Patton works with individuals and families, and she brings personal insight from her own experiences with depression and relationship challenges to inform a compassionate yet directive style.
Her background includes training in the Gottman Method and Emotionally-Focused Therapy for couples, and she integrates motivational interviewing to support clients’ readiness for change. She welcomes clients who want either faith-informed counseling or non-religious therapy and adapts her approach to each person’s values and goals.
Located in South Carolina, Frances emphasizes collaboration: she helps clients identify practical steps to reduce stress, resolve communication problems, navigate grief or trauma, and rebuild self-esteem. Her practice focuses on building skills, improving emotional connection, and helping people move toward a more functional and satisfying life.
Approach-Focused Online Therapy that Fits Your Life
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps clients identify and shift unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns to reduce symptoms like anxiety or depression and to improve daily functioning. Attachment-Based Therapy explores relational patterns and early bonds to help people understand how those dynamics affect current relationships and emotional responses. Emotionally-Focused Therapy focuses on how emotions shape interactions and is often used to strengthen emotional connection and address intimacy or relationship distress.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Frances will work with clients to evaluate their needs, goals, and personal preferences and then tailor a plan that may draw from one or more of these methods. That shared decision-making helps ensure the therapeutic work aligns with what the client hopes to achieve.
Online sessions are offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexible access to care. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, maintain continuity during life changes, and stay connected with a licensed professional from different locations within the therapist's service area.
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Experience
13+ years
Licensed
South Carolina
Languages
English