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Mindful awareness
Practical strategies
Warm collaborative care
About Patricia
Patricia Nelson is a licensed clinical social worker with 25 years of experience. She draws on Mindfulness Therapy alongside conversational, client-centered methods to help people who are feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or burned out.
Patricia meets people where they are and focuses on small, practical steps. Sessions emphasize awareness of thoughts and feelings, clearer communication, and tools to manage stress and anxiety. She also uses cognitive-behavioral ideas when people want concrete strategies to change unhelpful habits.
Her background includes long-term clinical work and life coaching. That experience informs how she helps people recovering from trauma, addiction, and major life changes. She also supports those dealing with grief, relationship strain, parenting challenges, sleep and eating concerns, and work-related stress.
Patricia takes a warm, interactive approach. Conversations are guided by respect and sensitivity, and she builds plans that reflect each person’s goals. She blends mindfulness practice, listening, and practical skill-building so clients can try new ways of coping between sessions.
If someone is ready to make a change, Patricia offers steady support and clear next steps. Her practice in New York centers on helping people find more balance, stronger self-esteem, and better daily routines.
How Patricia’s approaches work for online therapy
Mindfulness Therapy focuses on present-moment awareness and gentle attention to thoughts and feelings. It helps people notice unhelpful patterns, reduce reactivity, and develop steady coping skills for stress, anxiety, and emotional pain.
Client-Centered Therapy centers on listening, empathy, and collaboration. The therapist follows the person’s lead and helps them clarify values and goals, which can be useful for relationship concerns, self-esteem work, and life changes.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) offers clear tools for changing thought and behavior patterns. It’s practical for anxiety, depression, sleep and eating issues, and habit changes that people want to address between sessions.
Finding the best approach is part of the work. Patricia will talk with each person about what feels right and combine methods as needed. Treatment plans are shaped together based on goals, preferences, and what helps in day-to-day life.
If you are considering online therapy, confirm current session options before booking since formats are not specified in the biography. Online care can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time so people can use therapy around work or caregiving. Licensed professionals help tailor session length and focus to what fits each person’s routine.
These summaries are based on the profile information listed on BetterHelp. Listing mindfulness as an approach does not mean a therapist holds a formal mindfulness training or certificate.
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does Patricia address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, parenting challenges, sleep and eating problems, career concerns, ADHD, bipolar disorder and related struggles.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is warm and interactive. She combines mindfulness, client-centered listening, CBT and DBT-informed skills to match each person’s needs.
What experience does she bring to sessions?
She has 25 years working as a psychotherapist and life coach, including long-term clinical practice helping people with trauma, addiction, and life transitions.
Where is she licensed and based?
She holds LCSW and LCSW-R credentials and practices in New York.
Are sessions available in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English. She does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are offered?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as the biography does not specify which formats are used.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist’s availability.
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