About Frances
Frances Patton uses relationship-focused approaches to help people make real changes. She combines practical tools with clear conversations to address stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship or intimacy concerns.
Background and approach
Frances is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT, practicing in South Carolina and brings 13 years of clinical experience to each session. She works with individuals who struggle with self-esteem, grief, trauma and abuse, and overwhelming life changes.
Her practice also addresses family problems, parenting strain, sleeping and eating concerns, and anger and coping skills. Frances pays attention to patterns such as abandonment, attachment issues, codependency, and communication problems to help people understand what keeps them stuck.
Her approach blends Attachment-Based Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), the Gottman Method, and Motivational Interviewing. That mix lets her use practical, evidence-informed strategies alongside work on emotional patterns and relationship dynamics.
Sessions often include clear exercises, behavior-focused homework, and guided conversations about feelings and needs. Frances understands hard stories personally and professionally.
She has experienced depression and relationship upheaval herself and has been in therapy, which shapes how she listens and responds. She offers both faith-friendly Christian counseling and non-religious therapy, depending on the person’s preference.
Sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Frances aims to help people build clearer communication, stronger emotional connection, and manageable steps forward.
How attachment and practical methods work online
Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early bonds shape current relationships. Online sessions use conversation and reflection to notice patterns like abandonment and attachment wounds and to try new ways of connecting in relationships.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going. In remote sessions, this often means setting small experiments or homework, tracking behavior between sessions, and using structured tools during video or message exchanges.
Frances will work with each person to find the right mix of approaches. She treats the choice of method as a collaboration, discussing goals and trying techniques that fit the person’s needs and preferences. That way therapy shifts if something isn’t helpful and focuses on what leads to steady progress.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video allows face-to-face conversation for deeper relational work. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth or camera use is limited. Live chat and messaging are useful for brief check-ins, skill practice, or when someone needs flexible timing. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, family life, or busy schedules.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Intimacy-related issues
Also works with
- Abandonment
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Grief
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Sleeping disorders
- Trauma and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 13 years
- Licensed
- South Carolina
- Languages
- English