About Patricia
Patricia Wilson is a licensed clinical social worker with 35 years of professional experience in California. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, grief, anger, bipolar mood concerns, ADHD-related focus challenges, and depression. Patricia emphasizes starting where each person is and building from their strengths.
Her style is straightforward and respectful. She listens first, then works with people to set realistic goals. Sessions often include talking through current problems, identifying patterns that get in the way, and trying small, practical changes that make daily life easier.
Background and approach
Patricia draws from several approaches to match what a person needs. She uses Client-Centered methods to follow each person's priorities, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to spot and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, and Psychodynamic ideas to look at long-standing patterns. She also applies solution-focused and trauma-informed tools when appropriate.
People come to her for a mix of short-term problem solving and deeper work. She helps with mood swings, obsessive thoughts, relationship pain tied to abandonment or separation, body image and self-love issues, and workplace stress. She also supports those coping with post-traumatic stress and personality difficulties.
Beginning therapy with Patricia means practical steps and steady support. She encourages small experiments between sessions, checks progress regularly, and adjusts strategies as needs change. Her goal is to help people feel more able to manage daily life and move toward the changes they want.
Approaches that guide online sessions
Client-Centered Therapy puts the person's priorities front and center. Conversations focus on what matters most to the individual and move at their pace, which helps when stress, grief, or issues with self-worth are present.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at patterns of thinking and behavior that keep problems going. It uses clear, practical exercises and small behavioral changes that can reduce anxiety, improve focus, and lift mood.
Psychodynamic work explores repeated life patterns and early influences to make sense of long-standing emotional difficulties. It can help when people want to understand why certain reactions keep happening and how to choose different responses.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will ask about goals, try approaches in session, and adjust the plan based on what helps most. This is a collaborative process that values the client's preferences and feedback.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets people talk face-to-face, phone calls work well when bandwidth or camera use is difficult, live chat and messaging suit brief check-ins or ongoing support between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and try methods that match each person's routine.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Anger management
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- Experience
- 35 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English
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