About Patricia
Patricia McCullough is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Pennsylvania. She brings 39 years of clinical experience and focuses on practical, straightforward support for stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma, low self-esteem, and depression. She listens with respect and sensitivity.
Sessions center on what the person needs right now, with a treatment plan shaped to fit individual goals. Patricia aims to make therapy feel manageable and clear rather than overwhelming.
How Patricia works
Her approach blends several evidence-informed methods. She uses cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thinking patterns and build new coping skills. Attachment-based ideas guide work around relationships and trust.
When appropriate, she incorporates mindfulness and skills from dialectical practice to manage strong emotions. Patricia has long experience helping people deal with issues tied to abandonment, adoption and foster care, attachment struggles, and blended family concerns. She also supports those facing caregiver stress, chronic illness or pain, and relationship communication problems.
People who come for help with substance use, eating and food-related issues, dissociation, or the fallout from divorce and separation will find direct, compassionate care. Patricia emphasizes collaboration, practical tools, and steady support while clients work toward greater stability and confidence. Therapy sessions aim for clear goals, manageable steps, and measurable progress.
Patricia encourages questions and adapts pace and techniques to each person’s 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.
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 39 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Pennsylvania |
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Online support options
Approaches that guide online sessions
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns. It helps when trust, closeness, or fear of abandonment affect how someone connects with others. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the person in the room - the therapist listens, reflects, and follows the client’s pace to build insight and self-direction. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches skills to change unhelpful patterns.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Patricia collaborates with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and situation. She will explain options, try techniques, and adjust the plan based on what helps most in sessions.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to make therapy flexible. Video is useful for deeper conversations and visual cues, phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and messaging or chat can work for brief check-ins or when someone prefers written reflection. These options help people fit therapy into busy schedules, maintain regular contact between sessions, and use tools that match their comfort and practical needs.
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