- Years in practice
- 16
- Credentials
- LPCC
- Licensed in
- California
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Addictions
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
About Patrick
Patrick Jones is a licensed professional counselor in California with 16 years of experience. He helps people who are stressed, anxious, struggling with addiction, recovering from trauma, or dealing with sleep and mood concerns. He also supports people facing parenting challenges, relationship strain, grief, and career transitions.
Patrick takes a straightforward, respectful approach in sessions. He treats each person as the expert on their own life and looks for strengths to build on.
Background and approach
Sessions are practical and focused on small steps that fit everyday life. He uses a mix of methods to suit the person in front of him. That can include behavior-focused exercises, mindfulness skills, and talk-based exploration to process painful memories.
Patrick adjusts tools based on what helps someone make steady progress. Over his career he has worked with a wide range of concerns from mood disorders and ADHD to substance use and compassion fatigue. He draws on problem-solving techniques and emotion regulation skills to reduce overwhelm and increase coping options.
He also addresses issues like attachment, abandonment, and communication problems when they arise. People meet him for focused work on parenting stress, intimacy issues, or career decisions as well as longer-term recovery from trauma or addiction. He aims to make therapy useful and manageable so people can apply what they learn between sessions.
What Patrick works with
Everything Patrick lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Patrick helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
- Depression
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Patrick lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- 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.
Therapeutic approaches and how they fit online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on clarifying personal values and taking steps that match those values while learning to accept difficult feelings. It can help with anxiety, depression, and life changes by shifting attention toward meaningful action. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the connection between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and uses practical exercises to change unhelpful patterns. CBT is often used for anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and anger. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, known as EMDR, involves structured memory processing to reduce the intensity of traumatic memories and related symptoms.Finding the right approach is a joint effort. Patrick will talk with the person about goals and preferences, then suggest methods to try. Together they monitor what helps and adjust the plan so the work stays relevant and manageable.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video allows face-to-face connection and visual cues. Phone sessions can be a shorter check-in or an option when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messages work well for quick reflections, homework check-ins, or ongoing coaching between sessions. These options provide flexibility so therapeutic work can continue in ways that match a person's schedule and needs.
Questions people ask about Patrick
What kinds of concerns does Patrick address?
He works with issues such as stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and sleep problems, plus parenting and relationship concerns.
How would you describe his therapy style?
His style is practical and respectful, focusing on strengths and small steps people can try between sessions.
What experience does he bring to sessions?
Patrick has 16 years of professional experience working with mood, trauma, addiction, and coping-related issues.
Where is he licensed and based?
He holds an LPCC credential and practices in California.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
He offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
How does billing and cost 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?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session based on the therapist's availability.
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