- Years in practice
- 20
- Credentials
- LMHC, LCPC
- Licensed in
- New York, Massachusetts, Utah, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Wisconsin, Kansas, Rhode Island, Indiana, Arkansas, Oregon
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Family conflicts
- Focus
- Parenting issues
About Patricia
Patricia Pardy is a licensed mental health counselor based in New York. She brings 20 years of experience helping people untangle stress, anxiety, parenting challenges, relationship tension, and grief. Patricia uses plain, practical language in sessions and focuses on what will help day to day.
She leans on client-centered methods to build a working relationship and create a space for honest conversation. Patricia also uses cognitive behavioral ideas to identify unhelpful thoughts and DBT skills to manage strong emotions when needed.
Background and approach
Mindfulness and motivational strategies appear when clients want tools for attention, motivation, or staying calm. Parents often come for help with behavior, blended family adjustments, fatherhood concerns, and the pressure of caregiving. Patricia also supports people navigating sexuality topics such as BDSM and kink, and those dealing with trauma, domestic violence, or family of origin issues.
She frames problems as things to work on together rather than labels to define a person. In sessions she focuses on practical steps: clearer communication, manageable behavior changes, and emotion regulation techniques. She also helps set goals tied to life purpose, career shifts, or midlife transitions.
Patricia mixes short-term coaching moves with longer therapeutic work depending on what someone needs. Sessions are offered in English and adapt to the pace a person wants. Her approach aims to be straightforward, empathetic, and focused on skills that make daily life feel more manageable.
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
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coaching
- ADHD
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- 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 her approaches work in online sessions
Patricia commonly draws on client-centered therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy in online work. Client-centered therapy focuses on listening, building trust, and shaping sessions around what the person says matters most. It helps when someone needs a nonjudgmental space to think through parenting stress or family conflicts. Cognitive behavioral therapy looks at patterns of thought and behavior and teaches concrete exercises to change them, which can help with anxiety, low mood, and problem-solving at home.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the process. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their goals, whether that means short-term skill building or deeper, ongoing work. That decision is revisited as progress is made and needs change.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to offer flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and skill demonstrations, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat offers quick check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflections between sessions. These options make it simpler to fit therapy around parenting routines, work, and caregiving responsibilities.
Questions people ask about Patricia
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, parenting issues, relationship and family concerns, grief, depression, anger, and career or life transitions.
What is her general therapy style?
Her style is client-centered and practical, combining talk with skills practice to reduce distress and improve daily functioning.
How much experience does she have?
She brings 20 years of experience in the counseling field working with a wide range of life challenges and parenting concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She holds MA LMHC and KS LCPC credentials and practices from New York.
Which languages are used in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English only and she is not accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
She meets by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How are costs 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 the short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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