Patricia Westwood, LCSW

Patricia Westwood is a licensed social worker who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, and the effects of trauma and abuse. She holds an LCSW and brings 18 years of clinical experience to her work. Patricia aims to create a calm space where people can name what feels hard and begin making changes at their own pace.

Her style centers on listening first and then working together to figure out practical steps. She uses client-centered methods so people lead the conversation about goals and priorities. She also draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thoughts and DBT skills to manage strong emotions.

Patricia includes mindfulness practices to help reduce reactivity and ground attention in the present moment. When trauma is part of the story, she uses trauma-focused approaches to address symptoms and build safer ways of coping. These methods are used alongside one another based on each person’s needs.

Sessions tend to focus on clear, manageable goals. Typical work might include learning coping skills for anxiety, building healthier communication patterns, addressing addictive behaviors, or processing past hurt from trauma and abuse. Patricia encourages small steps and tracks progress together.

People seeking therapy are asked to complete a short matching questionnaire to begin. Scheduling is arranged according to therapist availability and the subscription structure that the service uses, which can be canceled at any time.

How these approaches translate to online therapy

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening closely and following the person’s lead. Online sessions allow Patricia to center concerns the client brings and build goals together, whether the focus is stress, relationships, or healing from trauma.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. In remote sessions Patricia can guide practical homework, thought records, and step-by-step behavior experiments to reduce anxiety and low mood.

Trauma-Focused Therapy looks at how past events affect daily life and teaches coping strategies to manage symptoms. Over online sessions she can pace work to match readiness and practice grounding and emotion-regulation skills between meetings.

Choosing the right approach is collaborative. Patricia will discuss options early on and adjust methods based on a person’s goals, responses, and preferences. The partnership focuses on what helps in real life rather than fitting a single label.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Many people find online work helpful because it can fit into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Therapists can assign short exercises to do between sessions to keep progress moving forward.