- Relationship struggles
- Self esteem work
- Trauma informed
About Patricia
Patricia Brickman is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) in Washington with three years of clinical experience. She works primarily with adults ages 18 to 35 and focuses on concerns common in early adulthood such as relationship issues, self-esteem and body image, trauma, and life transitions.
Before working as a therapist, she spent time in inpatient psychiatric settings, residential eating disorder treatment, and both intensive outpatient and outpatient community clinics. That background informs how she approaches care with people who have complex or overlapping needs.
Her style centers on listening first and responding to what the person brings into sessions. She uses a client-centered approach and keeps trauma in mind when thinking about symptoms and behavior. Sessions often involve looking at emotional patterns and how they show up in relationships and daily choices.
Patricia draws on emotion-focused techniques to help people understand their feelings and on dialectical behavior therapy skills to build practical coping tools. She also uses cognitive behavioral ideas when it helps to reframe unhelpful thinking that fuels anxiety or low mood.
People find her useful when they are dealing with stress, grief, addiction concerns, parenting strain, or questions about identity and life purpose. She also works with issues around attachment, codependency, and blended family stressors. Her practice includes work with LGBT concerns and mood disorders.
Patricia offers services in English and accepts international clients. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time, and prospective clients start by completing a short matching questionnaire to schedule a first appointment.
Therapeutic approaches and remote sessions
Patricia works with approaches that look at feelings and patterns, and also teach skills for managing symptoms. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape current connections and can help with trust, jealousy, and closeness issues. Client-Centered Therapy centers on the person's experience in the moment, with the therapist listening and reflecting to help clarify values and choices. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) identifies unhelpful thoughts and tests them against real-life evidence to reduce anxiety and low mood.Finding the best approach is something Patricia treats as a collaborative process. She will talk with clients about goals, try techniques that fit their needs, and adjust the work based on what helps. Clients can expect discussion and some practical exercises to try between sessions as part of deciding what feels most effective.
The biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm current options before booking. In general, online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and avoid travel time on work or school days. It can also let clients use methods like skills coaching and thought-records in real time while they practice in their day-to-day life.
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Experience
3+ years
Listed in
Washington
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, body image and eating issues, grief, trauma, and related concerns shown in her specialties.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
She uses a client-centered approach with a trauma-informed lens, combining emotion-focused work and skills-based techniques such as DBT and CBT.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has three years of experience providing therapy and additional years working in psychiatric and residential treatment settings before that.
What credential does she hold and where is she located?
She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) in Washington.
Are sessions offered in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify session formats; confirm current session options before booking.
How does billing and cost work?
Session cost varies with location and uses a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to start working together?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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