Lanita Sunshine Patterson
Hopeful guidance for practical change
LPC South Carolina
- Experience
- 8 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Addictions, Self esteem, Career
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
- Languages
- English
About Lanita
Lanita Sunshine Patterson welcomes people who are ready to make changes and wants to walk alongside them during the process. She frames healing as a journey that often requires patience and self-compassion, and she emphasizes empowering clients to face stressors, life transitions, and substance-related challenges with intention.
Background and approach
Patterson draws on eight years of clinical practice in South Carolina and uses a mix of client-centered and structured techniques to support progress. She works with concerns such as anxiety, depression, addictions including drug and alcohol addiction, self-esteem, career challenges, coping with life changes, compassion fatigue, and coaching needs.
Her approach focuses on helping clients identify triggers, challenge unhelpful thinking patterns, and build practical skills for daily wellbeing. In session she aims to be authentic and transparent while tailoring methods to each person’s needs.
Patterson encourages clients to develop a lifestyle that integrates mental, emotional, spiritual, and physical health while treating each person with respect and validation. She invites prospective clients to reach out and explore whether her style fits their goals.
Practical approaches for online therapy and skill building
Lanita uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help clients examine and modify unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, a method that often supports work on anxiety, depression, stress, and self-esteem. She also employs Client-Centered Therapy, which emphasizes empathy, acceptance, and collaboration so clients can explore values and goals at their own pace. When emotion regulation or high-intensity stressors are present, elements of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) may be offered to teach coping skills and distress tolerance.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process; the therapist will discuss options with each client and tailor techniques based on the person’s goals, needs, and preferences. Together they decide which combination of strategies best supports progress and adjust the plan as therapy unfolds.
Online formats available include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, offering flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These options make it possible to continue work from varied locations and maintain momentum between sessions while using therapeutic methods suited to the client’s situation.
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Experience
8+ years
Licensed
South Carolina
Languages
English