Patricia Nelson, LCSW, LCSW-R
Practical, experienced support for everyday parenting challenges
Book with Patricia- Years in practice
- 25
- Credentials
- LCSW, LCSW-R
- Licensed in
- New York, California
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Addictions
- Focus
- Relationship issues
About Patricia
Patricia Nelson is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 25 years of experience helping people navigate stress, mood concerns, addiction, and parenting challenges. She brings a straightforward and compassionate approach that many parents find calming when life feels overwhelming. Patricia uses practical methods to help people manage anxiety, depression, grief, and relationship or intimacy concerns.
She also supports people dealing with trauma, abuse, attention differences, and the strain of caregiving or chronic illness.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on clear steps that clients can try between meetings. Her style is warm and collaborative. Patricia listens first and builds goals together, then adapts tools such as cognitive-behavioral strategies, mindfulness techniques, and motivational interviewing to each person’s needs.
Conversations are interactive and oriented toward everyday solutions rather than jargon. With a background as a social worker in New York, Patricia has worked across many settings and with a wide range of life challenges. She draws on long experience to help people untangle stuck patterns and try new ways of coping.
The emphasis is on practical change and steady progress. Parents reading this can expect clear communication about goals and homework that fits family life. Patricia aims to help people find more calm, better sleep, improved communication, and manageable routines that support daily functioning and relationships.
What Patricia works with
Everything Patricia lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Patricia helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Patricia lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How evidence-based approaches translate to online care
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on building a respectful, nonjudgmental relationship and helping people set goals that matter to them. This approach helps when parents want a therapist who listens closely and adapts the work to their priorities.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches concrete skills for shifting unhelpful patterns. It is commonly used for anxiety, depression, sleep issues, and many everyday parenting stresses.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the client to choose or blend methods based on needs, goals, and preferences. That means checking in about what helps and making changes if a technique isn’t working.
Online sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to match different days and needs. Video helps with conversational depth and visual cues, phone is useful when bandwidth is limited, and messaging can support brief check-ins or homework between appointments. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy routines and to keep progress consistent over time.
Questions people ask about Patricia
What concerns does Patricia commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting challenges, sleep and eating issues, ADHD, and many related concerns.
What is her approach to therapy?
Sessions are interactive and person-centered, using methods such as cognitive-behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing to build practical skills.
How much experience does she have?
Patricia has 25 years of experience as a psychotherapist and life coach working in New York and other settings.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds LCSW and LCSW-R credentials and practices from New York.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Patricia offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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