Practitioner record · Checked 8 Nov 2026
Eric Patterson has been in practice 13 years and is licensed in Colorado. Eric lists stress, Anxiety, relationship issues and trauma and abuse among 8 subjects on the BetterHelp roster.
Everything below is either quoted from Eric's own BetterHelp listing, taken from public licensing records, or written by Maker Therapy and labelled as such. Nothing here is an availability promise, a review, or a rating.
01 · Who Eric works with
Eric lists 5 specialisms and 3 further focus areas. Specialisms are the subjects Eric chose to list first, which is the closest a listing gets to “this is my actual practice”.
02 · In Eric's own words
Reproduced in full and unedited - not summarised, not tightened, not rewritten in a house voice.
I have over a decade of experience as a therapist working primarily with teenagers and adults. Through this time, I have developed strong expertise in helping clients navigate stress, anxiety, trauma, relationship difficulties, and parenting concerns, among many other struggles that tend to come with the ups and downs of life.
My approach centers on creating a safe, nonjudgmental space where I can help you explore the impacts of your past and current experiences on your life patterns. I do not take the mentality that it is my job to fix your problems for you; I do not have that power and if it was that easy then you likely would have already done it yourself. Instead, I view it as my job to provide the supportive environment that will allow you to gain the self-awareness and self-acceptance necessary to adjust your own life and your own mental-emotional patterns in the ways that you want. Often, life experiences leave us with struggles like anxiety, guilt, shame, depression, trauma, low self-esteem, and many others that can prevent us from doing just that. My expertise is in empowering you, rather than in telling you how to live your life.
Whether you're working through past trauma, strengthening relationships, adjusting parental approaches, or learning to treat yourself with kindness, I'm here to support your journey. I draw on evidence-based therapeutic practices to help you gain clarity, develop new skills, and move forward as the person that you want to be. My work is grounded in respect for your values and beliefs, and I'm committed to meeting you exactly where you are.
Seeking support takes courage, and I would be honored to be part of your journey.
Eric Patterson, on the BetterHelp listing · read 8 Nov 2026
03 · What happens next
Eric practises through BetterHelp, so the route in is BetterHelp's. This is that sequence, written by Maker Therapy from the platform's published process - not a description of Eric's own practice, and not a promise about how quickly anything happens.
BetterHelp opens with a set of questions about what you are dealing with, what you want from therapy, and any preferences on the therapist. You are not booking Eric at this point.
BetterHelp matches algorithmically by default, so asking for Eric is a step you have to take. There is a field for requesting a specific therapist during sign-up, and you can switch afterwards from your account. Starting from a link on this page does not by itself assign you to Eric.
You will be offered somebody else rather than put on a waitlist. Worth knowing, because it is easy to assume a match is the person you asked for.
A first session is typically history and orientation: what brought you, what has been tried, what you want to be different. It is also where the questions in the next section belong.
Changing therapist on BetterHelp does not need a reason. A first session that does not click is common and is not a verdict on therapy. That option existing is the main practical difference between a platform and a private practice.
04 · Before you commit
Built from what Eric actually lists, so they are answerable and specific rather than generic. Maker Therapy's, not Eric's - Eric has not seen them and is under no obligation to answer any of them.
“How do you decide when someone is ready to work on a traumatic memory itself?”
Pacing is the biggest safety question in trauma work. A clear, unhurried answer here matters more than any credential.
“How do you handle the gap between sessions if something comes up?”
On BetterHelp this varies a great deal by therapist. Better to know the rhythm now than to discover it on a bad week.
05 · Practical details
06 · Provenance
Eric's name, credential, state, subjects, approaches and biography are read from BetterHelp's therapist roster, which Maker Therapy re-reads once a day; this page reflects the reading taken on 8 Nov 2026. The licence number and NPI are cross-checked against public registers.
The plain-English method descriptions, the first-session walkthrough and the questions are written by Maker Therapy and labelled as such wherever they appear.
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