About Patricia
Patricia Lewis is an ACA counsellor and PACFA practitioner with nine years of professional experience. She supports people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, family conflict, trauma and challenges with self-esteem. Patricia works in English and Spanish and offers online sessions by video, phone or chat.
Patricia believes each person knows their own story and brings strengths to difficult times. She aims to create a calm space where practical steps and honest reflection can fit into everyday life.
How Patricia works
Her style blends clear, goal-focused work with room for values and meaning. She uses a mix of approaches to suit different needs. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy helps people spot unhelpful thinking and try new behaviours.
Narrative ideas help separate problems from identity so people can rewrite difficult chapters. Mindfulness practices offer simple ways to reduce reactivity and lower day-to-day stress. Patricia also draws on relationship-focused work, using concepts from the Gottman Method for communication and conflict patterns.
Existential approaches help when questions about purpose and direction feel urgent. She tailors sessions to the person in front of her rather than following a single formula. People come to Patricia for a range of concerns including workplace stress, family of origin issues, domestic violence recovery, sexual assault and abuse, codependency, and self-love work.
She can support those navigating separation, guilt and shame, or searching for clearer life purpose. Her practical, compassionate way aims to help people take the next small step toward change.
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
- Family conflicts
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Training and background
| Registers | ACA, PACFA |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 9 |
| Languages | English, Spanish |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Australia |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches and how they work online
Patricia commonly uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Mindfulness Therapy in online sessions. CBT looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions and helps people test new ways of thinking and behaving to reduce anxiety or improve mood. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to lower reactivity and support clearer thinking during stressful moments.She also brings in Narrative Therapy when life stories feel stuck, helping people separate themselves from their problems and rewrite unhelpful narratives. Choosing the right approach is a shared process - Patricia will work with the client to match methods to goals, values and preferences rather than imposing one style.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging, which provide flexibility for busy schedules. Video is useful for a full conversation and visual cues, phone works well when bandwidth is low, and chat or messaging suits quick check-ins or shorter sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work breaks, care routines or when travel is difficult, while still working through the same therapeutic tools and exercises used in face-to-face sessions.
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