Patricia Green-Metz, LCSW

Patricia Green-Metz is an LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker) practicing in Louisiana with 30 years of clinical experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and family concerns, and other life challenges.

Her approach blends practical, skills-based work with attention to each person's background and identity. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to notice unhelpful thought patterns and test new responses. She also draws on client-centered techniques to keep sessions focused on the person's priorities.

Patricia pays attention to how culture, prejudice, and identity shape emotional struggles. She supports people dealing with experiences of discrimination, gender dysphoria, and multicultural stressors. She also works with issues such as addiction, self-harm, sexual assault and abuse, and grief.

Sessions include concrete strategies for managing emotions and behavior. That can mean practicing mindfulness skills, building coping routines for sleep and eating, or using motivational interviewing to clarify next steps. Patricia uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills when emotion regulation and distress tolerance are needed.

She aims to help people break patterns that keep problems going and try specific, measurable changes. Work often focuses on short-term skills and behavior experiments, alongside discussion of past experiences when helpful. People who want clear steps and practical exercises will find this approach direct and focused.

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