About Patricia
Patricia Pena is a licensed clinical social worker with 26 years of experience. She speaks English and Spanish and helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, parenting challenges, and low self-esteem. She also supports concerns like abandonment, communication problems, guilt and shame, isolation, mood disorders, social anxiety, and women’s issues.
Patricia uses a straightforward, respectful style. Sessions focus on understanding what is happening now and finding small, useful steps forward.
How Patricia works
She listens closely and adapts the conversation and plan to each person’s needs and goals. Her approach draws on client-centered work that keeps the person’s priorities in view. She also uses cognitive behavioral techniques to spot unhelpful thinking and DBT skills for managing intense emotions.
Mindfulness and motivational interviewing are included when they fit the situation. Patricia’s way of working is practical and collaborative. She helps people build new habits, practice different responses, and track progress between sessions.
Parents can expect clear guidance about managing stress and the strains of raising children. She practices in California and offers care in both English and Spanish. Beginning therapy is framed as a step-by-step process, and she supports people through the matching and scheduling steps.
The focus is on steady, manageable change rather than quick fixes.
Patricia lists 6 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
- Parenting issues
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Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 26 |
| Languages | English, Spanish |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | California |
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Online support options
How therapy approaches translate to online care
Client-centered therapy focuses on the person’s priorities. The therapist follows the person’s lead, reflects what is said, and helps set goals that feel meaningful. This suits problems like low self-esteem, relationship strain, and decisions around parenting.Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at thoughts and actions that keep problems going. Sessions include simple exercises to spot unhelpful thinking and try new responses, which helps with anxiety, depression, and social fears.
Dialectical behavior therapy, DBT, teaches practical skills for handling strong emotions and improving communication. Short skills practice and coping tools can reduce panic and extreme mood swings.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk about options, try techniques, and adjust the plan based on the person’s goals and preferences. That collaborative process helps find what actually helps in day-to-day life.
Online therapy offers several ways to connect: video calls for face-to-face conversation, phone sessions when video is not needed, live chat for brief check-ins, and text messaging for ongoing support between sessions. These options make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, reduce travel, and let people use the format that best suits their needs and resources.
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A practical next step
Write down two things you would want to be different in six months. That is the most useful thing to bring to a first session, whoever it is with. If you would rather start now than keep reading, online sessions are the quickest route.
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