Frances Patton, LMFT
Therapist in South Carolina
Frances Patton is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) who focuses on improving relationships and easing emotional pain.
- License 4586 · South Carolina Expires August 2027
- NPI 1497144802 · national registry
- Experience and languages 13+ years in practice English
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About Frances
Frances Patton is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) who focuses on improving relationships and easing emotional pain. She combines practical methods with a compassionate, straightforward style to help people move toward healthier days. Frances keeps sessions focused and goal-oriented while staying nonjudgmental and attentive.
Her work often addresses stress, anxiety, depression, and issues around intimacy and self-esteem. She also helps with grief, trauma and abuse, sleep and eating concerns, anger, and major life changes.
Background and approach
Frances supports people dealing with family-of-origin problems, abandonment and attachment issues, codependency, communication struggles, infidelity, and feelings of emptiness or isolation. Frances draws on several approaches in her practice. She uses Gottman Method principles when relationship patterns are a central concern, and she applies attachment-based ideas to understand how early bonds shape current behavior.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) are used to address thoughts and emotions, and Motivational Interviewing helps with ambivalence and change. With 13 years of clinical experience and licenses in South Carolina and North Carolina, Frances blends lived experience with professional skill. She can incorporate a client’s faith when requested, or offer non-religious talk therapy depending on preference.
Her style is direct but warm, aiming to create practical steps clients can use between sessions. People who choose Frances will find a therapist who listens, challenges unhelpful patterns, and helps set achievable goals. She emphasizes collaboration and clear next steps rather than vague advice.
Credentials
- LMFT (South Carolina)
- License 4586 · expires August 2027
- NPI
- 1497144802 · national provider identifier
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Focus areas and approaches
Everything Frances lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Intimacy-related issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Coping with life changes
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Post-traumatic stress
Approaches Frances names
- Gottman Method
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Motivational Interviewing
These are the approaches Frances names on their own professional profile. Naming an approach is not evidence of training or certification in it, and this directory checks no training records. Ask directly if it matters to you.
Online support
How therapy approaches translate to online work
Frances uses the Gottman Method to look at interaction patterns and communication problems; this helps spot repeating cycles and build practical skills for conversations and conflict. Attachment-Based Therapy is used to examine how early relationships shape current emotional responses and closeness, which is useful when people feel stuck in familiar patterns.Choosing the right approach is a team effort. Frances discusses goals and preferences with each person and adjusts methods as the work unfolds. She combines tools from different approaches when that best serves the client, and checks in regularly to make sure the plan still fits their needs.
Online sessions are available as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is useful for deeper emotional work and visual cues, phone work can fit into a busy day or use less bandwidth, and chat or messaging are good for brief check-ins or when typing feels easier. These options make scheduling more flexible and help people keep momentum between appointments.
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Frequently asked
What kinds of problems does Frances help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy concerns, grief, trauma and abuse, sleep and eating problems, anger, parenting strain, and coping with life changes.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her approach is practical and collaborative. She uses clear steps, focuses on patterns, and balances emotional work with skills training.
What background and experience does she have?
She has 13 years of clinical experience and combines professional practice with personal experience of therapy and life transitions.
What credentials and region are associated with this therapist?
She is an LMFT licensed in South Carolina and North Carolina, and practices out of South Carolina.
Which languages are offered for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the U.S. work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available online?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different preferences and schedules.
How does the cost and getting started process work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule based on therapist availability.
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