About Patricia
Patricia Brickman is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) based in Washington. She has three years of experience providing therapy to adults and brings practical, down-to-earth support to common life struggles. Patricia aims to make sessions straightforward and understandable for people feeling overwhelmed.
She trained at Northwest University in Kirkland, Washington, earning a Master’s in Counseling Psychology in 2018. Prior to independent practice she worked in inpatient psychiatric settings, residential eating disorder treatment, and community outpatient programs.
How Patricia works
That range of settings shaped her ability to work with mood disorders, eating and food-related issues, and addiction concerns. Patricia uses several approaches to meet different needs. She blends client-centered work with emotion-focused strategies and skills drawn from dialectical behavior therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy.
This helps people handle anxiety, stress, mood shifts, and relationship struggles in concrete ways. In sessions she helps people talk through self-esteem and body image concerns, grief, trauma and abuse, parenting stress, and questions about life purpose. She also supports those dealing with bipolar symptoms, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue.
Patricia pays attention to attachment patterns and blended family dynamics when those themes come up. She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
To begin, a person completes a short matching questionnaire and schedules a time that fits their needs.
Patricia lists 9 ways of working on the entry:
What Patricia works with
The areas below are the ones Patricia selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Parenting issues
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LMHC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 3 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Washington |
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Online support options
How Patricia’s Approaches Work in Online Therapy
Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early patterns of relating affect current connections. It helps people notice repeating patterns and understand how those patterns shape reactions in relationships and self-view.Client-Centered Therapy centers on a person’s own goals and pace. The therapist listens deeply, reflects what is said, and follows the client’s lead to build insight and self-direction.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, breaks down thoughts, feelings, and behaviors into manageable steps. It teaches practical tools to shift unhelpful thinking and reduce symptoms like anxiety or low mood.
Choosing the right approach is collaborative. Patricia will work with each person to try methods that fit their goals and comfort level. Together they will track what helps and adjust the plan as needed.
Online formats make it easier to fit therapy into real life. Video calls let people have a face-to-face conversation. Phone sessions can be a quicker check-in or helpful when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging allow shorter, more frequent contact and can support skill practice between sessions. These options offer flexibility for different schedules and needs.
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A practical next step
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