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Patricia Duggan, LCMHC
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Patricia Duggan LCMHC

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Licensing & Certifications:

  • North Carolina Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC)

Professional Background

Patricia Duggan is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor in North Carolina who works with clients online. She supports people through depression, grief and loss, chronic illness and pain, substance use, body image struggles and racial stress and trauma. She takes an integrative approach, drawing on acceptance and commitment therapy, mindfulness-based cognitive therapy, expressive arts, somatic and humanistic work, and her aim is a space where every client feels heard and validated.

As a woman of color and a person with a disability, Patricia brings a culturally sensitive, LGBTQ+ affirming and body-positive lens to her clinical work and to her writing for Choosing Therapy.

Education:

Undergraduate degree, Fayetteville State University
M.Ed., The University of North Carolina at Pembroke

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Areas of Focus

  • Depression and low self-esteem
  • Grief and loss
  • Chronic illness and pain
  • Substance use and dual diagnosis
  • Body image
  • Racial stress and trauma
  • LGBTQ+ affirming care
  • Caregivers and highly sensitive people