- Years in practice
- 25
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- New York
- Languages
- English, Spanish
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Self esteem
About Patricia
Patricia Foyder-DeVoe is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 25 years of psychotherapy experience. She brings a warm, direct manner to sessions and focuses on practical ways to reduce stress and manage anxiety. Parents will find her straightforward help with parenting concerns and relationship struggles.
She also supports people facing depression, grief, addiction, and life transitions. Patricia uses a mix of approaches shaped by psychodynamic thinking and problem-focused techniques.
Background and approach
She listens for patterns from the past that affect today's choices, then helps clients try new ways of coping. Sessions often include goal-setting, skill practice, and conversations about feelings and behavior. Her experience includes community clinic work and independent practice across a wide range of concerns.
That background helps when a situation involves trauma, eating problems, bipolar disorder, or caregiver stress. She also addresses attachment, abandonment, and communication difficulties in relationships. Patricia offers therapy in English and Spanish and provides several online formats to fit a busy life.
Video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging are all available so people can pick what works best for them. Therapy begins with identifying what the client wants to change. From there she helps build manageable steps toward those goals while keeping the relationship honest and nonjudgmental.
Her aim is to help people feel more capable in daily life and in their close 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
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Patricia lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-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.
Approaches for Change in Online Sessions
Client-Centered Therapy centers on the client's own goals and experiences, offering a respectful space where the therapist listens deeply and follows the client's lead to build understanding and confidence. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and replacing them with practical strategies and new habits to reduce anxiety and improve mood. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) teaches specific skills for managing strong emotions, improving distress tolerance, and strengthening interpersonal effectiveness, which can be useful for relationship and emotion regulation concerns.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Patricia will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals, needs, and style. That may mean combining techniques across approaches or shifting focus as progress is made, with the client guiding what feels most helpful.
Online therapy offers flexibility and different ways to connect. Video calls let people use visual cues similar to in-person sessions. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth or screen time is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging suit shorter check-ins, coaching-style support, or times when written reflection feels more comfortable. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, parenting, and daily life.
Questions people ask about Patricia
What concerns does she address?
She helps with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addictions, relationship struggles, parenting, and many life changes.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is warm and direct, focusing on authenticity and a trusting relationship while using practical tools and conversation.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 25 years of experience working in community mental health and independent practice settings.
What credentials and location apply to her practice?
She is an LCSW licensed in New York and provides services based in New York.
In which languages are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.
What session formats does she use?
She works via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different needs.
How is cost handled for therapy?
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?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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