- Years in practice
- 40
- Credentials
- LICSW
- Licensed in
- Massachusetts
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Grief
About Patricia
Patricia Wilkinson is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) based in Massachusetts who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and major life changes. She brings a calm, practical approach that aims to build coping skills and personal resilience. Many come seeking help with parenting concerns, relationship stress, grief, or ongoing health-related challenges.
Patricia draws on four decades of clinical social work experience, including long work as a medical social worker with young adults and adults.
Background and approach
She listens first to understand the problem, then helps people set small, realistic goals. Sessions focus on learning tools that fit daily life, not on jargon or long lectures. Her work blends client-centered care with practical strategies from cognitive behavioral approaches and brief, solution-focused techniques.
She also incorporates psychodynamic ideas and Internal Family Systems when that helps people understand patterns and inner parts that influence behavior. The result is a flexible mix tailored to each person's needs. Patricia often helps people facing chronic illness, caregiving strain, adoption and foster care concerns, aging and geriatric issues, and family of origin problems.
She supports people dealing with burnout, compassion fatigue, sleep problems, and challenges related to ADHD or autism spectrum differences. People describe her as an advocate who encourages steady progress. She focuses on what can change now and on concrete steps to reduce distress.
If someone wants a collaborator to practice new skills and navigate life transitions, she offers experienced guidance and straightforward tools.
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
- Grief
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Postpartum depression
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Patricia lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How Patricia’s Approaches Work Online
Client-centered therapy starts by focusing on the person’s goals and experience; the therapist listens deeply and follows the client’s lead to build trust and clarify what matters. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps identify unhelpful thoughts and habits, then tests small changes to reduce anxiety, lift mood, or improve sleep. Internal Family Systems looks at the different parts of a person’s inner life and helps those parts communicate so people feel more internal balance and less self-criticism.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Patricia will talk with each person about needs, goals, and preferences, and then suggest methods to try. The decision about which techniques to use is collaborative and can shift as progress is made.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let people maintain face-to-face connection when visual cues matter. Phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to use video. Live chat and text-based messaging support brief check-ins, skill practice between sessions, and scheduling that fits busy family or work routines.
Questions people ask about Patricia
What kinds of concerns does Patricia address?
She helps with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, and parenting concerns. She also works with health-related issues like chronic illness and caregiving stress.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is practical and collaborative, focusing on listening, setting realistic goals, and teaching coping skills. She combines client-centered listening with cognitive and solution-focused techniques.
What experience does she bring to sessions?
Patricia has 40 years of experience, including decades as a medical social worker with young adults and adults. That background informs work with health and life-transition issues.
What are her credentials and location?
She holds an MA and is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker, LICSW, practicing in Massachusetts.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How does pricing and payment work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin working together?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling according to the therapist's availability.
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