Patricia Manning, LPC
Licensed counselor for trauma and families
- Trauma and family focus
- Client-centered care
- Licensed Professional Counselor
About Patricia Manning
Patricia Manning is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Oregon with 11 years of clinical experience supporting individuals and families through stress, anxiety, trauma, grief, relationship challenges, parenting concerns, and life transitions. She brings a calm, purposeful style to therapy and focuses on helping people regain balance, build coping skills, and reconnect to a sense of meaning and direction.
Her background includes extensive work with children, adolescents and families in settings that address complex needs, including foster care, residential treatment, psychiatric care, alternative schooling, and shelters serving survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault. She has experience with adoption and permanency planning and understands the particular dynamics that can arise in blended families, attachment-related concerns, and caregiving roles.
Patricia integrates an existential perspective with a biopsychosocial framework, honoring the universal life questions of loss, responsibility and purpose while attending to each personâs unique circumstances. She practices in a client-centered way and draws from an evidence-based toolbox that includes trauma-focused cognitive behavioral techniques, dialectical behavior therapy, narrative and family therapy approaches, solutions-focused work, play therapy, EMDR and attachment-informed methods.
Known for steady commitment and a willingness to both support and challenge, Patricia works collaboratively with clients to develop practical skills, process difficult experiences and pursue a more productive and fulfilling life.
Her background includes extensive work with children, adolescents and families in settings that address complex needs, including foster care, residential treatment, psychiatric care, alternative schooling, and shelters serving survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault. She has experience with adoption and permanency planning and understands the particular dynamics that can arise in blended families, attachment-related concerns, and caregiving roles.
Patricia integrates an existential perspective with a biopsychosocial framework, honoring the universal life questions of loss, responsibility and purpose while attending to each personâs unique circumstances. She practices in a client-centered way and draws from an evidence-based toolbox that includes trauma-focused cognitive behavioral techniques, dialectical behavior therapy, narrative and family therapy approaches, solutions-focused work, play therapy, EMDR and attachment-informed methods.
Known for steady commitment and a willingness to both support and challenge, Patricia works collaboratively with clients to develop practical skills, process difficult experiences and pursue a more productive and fulfilling life.
Areas of Expertise
Primary Focus
Also Specializes In
Relationship issuesGriefIntimacy-related issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesDepressionCoping with life changesCompassion fatigueADHD
Additional Focus Areas
Adoption and foster careAttachment issuesBlended family issuesCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceEmptinessFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMidlife crisisPanic disorder and panic attacksPost-traumatic stressSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues
Therapeutic Approach
Attachment-Based Therapy Client-Centered Therapy Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Mindfulness Therapy Narrative Therapy Solution-Focused Therapy Trauma-Focused Therapy
Frequently Asked Questions
How much experience does Patricia Manning have?
Patricia Manning has 11 years of experience providing counseling and clinical services.
Is Patricia Manning a licensed therapist?
Yes. She holds the credential LPC which stands for Licensed Professional Counselor. License details are SC LPC 6060 and OR LPC C5983.
In which languages does Patricia Manning provide therapy?
Patricia provides therapy in English.
Where is Patricia Manning located?
Patricia Manning is located in Oregon.
How can I work with Patricia Manning as my therapist?
You can work with Patricia Manning through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
Does Patricia Manning work with international clients?
Patricia Manning does not currently work with international clients.
How much does therapy with Patricia Manning cost?
The cost of therapy can vary depending on factors such as your location and the therapist's availability. Sessions are billed through a subscription that can be canceled at any time, for any reason. For current details, click the "Start Therapy" button on this page.
How can I get started with therapy?
Getting started is quick and straightforward. Click the "Start Therapy" button and complete a short questionnaire that helps match you with your therapist. Depending on availability, you can then schedule your first session, which may take place by phone, video call, live chat, or in-app messaging.
Attachment and Client-Centered Approaches in Online Therapy
Attachment-Based Therapy helps people understand how early relationships shape current patterns of relating. It focuses on rebuilding a sense of safety and connection and can be especially useful for attachment issues, adoption and foster care concerns, and relationship difficulties.
Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes empathic listening, acceptance and collaboration. The therapist follows the client's lead, helping them explore values, choices and meaning while supporting self-directed growth and resilience.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) targets unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns by teaching practical skills for managing anxiety, depression, stress and coping with life changes. CBT tends to be goal-oriented and skills-based, making it well suited to focused work and measurable progress.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Patricia works with each person to identify goals, preferences and what feels most helpful, combining methods as needed to match the client's needs and pace.
Online therapy through video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging expands access and flexibility. These options allow people to fit sessions into busy lives, maintain continuity during transitions, and choose the format that best supports their comfort and progress with licensed professionals and therapists.