About Jude
Jude Patton is a licensed marriage and family therapist with decades of experience. He welcomes people who are managing stress, anxiety, sleep problems, depression, ADHD, or questions about gender and sexuality. Jude speaks plainly and meets people where they are in their lives.
He leans on a client-centered style that starts from the person in front of him. Sessions focus on what matters most to the individual, using practical steps to reduce symptoms and improve day-to-day functioning.
Background and approach
Jude also draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to help spot patterns of thinking that make problems worse and to build new habits that feel doable. Narrative therapy work helps people separate themselves from a problem and rewrite unhelpful stories they carry. Solution-focused methods keep discussions grounded in clear, short-term goals and small, measurable changes.
Together these approaches create room for both reflection and action in therapy. Jude has a long career in health and counseling and describes himself as an out transgender man. His background includes years of clinical work and roles in medical settings, and he also brings experience as a sex educator.
That mix informs a practical, respectful style and an understanding of diverse life paths. He offers sessions in English and accepts international clients. People who choose Jude can expect straightforward conversation, attention to personal strengths, and collaboration on steps toward their goals.
How Jude's Approaches Work Online
Client-centered therapy begins by following the client's lead and focusing on what matters most to them; online sessions let Jude listen closely and prioritize the issues you bring up. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, helps identify thinking and behavior patterns that keep problems going and then practices new actions and thoughts to reduce symptoms and improve daily routines.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Jude collaborates with each person to decide which methods fit their goals, needs, and preferences. That partnership means he may try different techniques over time and check in about what is helping.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions are useful for full conversations and visual cues, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed, live chat lets people send quick messages during the day, and text-based messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to use the format that feels most practical for each step of the process.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Sleeping disorders
Also listed
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 46 years
- Licensed
- Washington, California
- Languages
- English
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