About Patricia
Patricia Karl is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor with 16 years of experience helping adults who feel overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, trauma, or major life changes. She works directly and compassionately, guiding people to understand their patterns and build practical tools for daily life. Clients often come when patterns feel stuck or when emotional pain affects relationships and self-confidence.
Patricia focuses on clear steps people can use between sessions, not just conversations.
How Patricia works
She aims to help people feel steadier and more capable over time. Her work draws on client-centered methods that keep the person's experience central. She also uses cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors.
For trauma-related difficulties, she offers approaches that address painful memories and their impact on the body and emotions. Patricia blends longer-term exploration with hands-on strategies. That means looking at where old patterns began while also testing small changes to daily routines and relationships.
Sessions are practical and focused on what will make life easier day to day. She sees concerns such as grief, addiction, anger, intimacy-related issues, self-esteem struggles, and coping with chronic illness or caregiver stress. Patricia also helps with attachment and abandonment issues, communication problems, codependency, and challenges that come from separation or blended family dynamics.
Based in Florida, Patricia offers services in English and works with a range of emotional and behavioral concerns. She supports people who want steady, direct collaboration toward clearer choices and better emotional balance.
Patricia lists 8 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.
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | LMHC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 16 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Florida |
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Online support options
How therapeutic approaches shape online sessions
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening closely and following the person's lead. It helps people feel heard and more able to name what they need, which can reduce overwhelm and improve decision making. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions and tests small changes. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and habits that keep people stuck.Patricia treats finding the right approach as a team effort. She will talk with each person about their goals and preferences, then try methods that fit those goals. If something does not feel helpful, she adjusts the plan so sessions stay useful and focused on real-life changes.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls let people read facial expressions and work more like an in-person visit. Phone sessions need less bandwidth and can be easier during a busy day. Live chat and text messaging are useful for shorter check-ins, quick coping ideas, and ongoing support between longer sessions. These options make therapy more flexible and easier to fit into work, caregiving, or health-related schedules.
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