About Patricia
Patricia Riley is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) practicing in California with two decades of experience. She focuses on practical help for stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, ADHD, and relationship or family concerns. Her approach is straightforward and respectful, aimed at helping people take manageable steps toward change.
Clients can expect clear conversation about goals and options. Patricia adapts sessions to each person's needs and pace, and she uses methods that focus on thought patterns and motivation to move forward.
Background and approach
She aims to make room for tough subjects like trauma, grief, intimacy issues, and care-related stress without judgment. Patricia draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thinking and create small, testable changes in everyday routines. She also uses Motivational Interviewing to help people clarify what they want and find their own reasons to change.
These approaches are practical and goal-oriented, and they fit many common concerns such as eating problems, anger, or coping with life transitions. Her background includes long-term work with adults facing career pressure, caregiver fatigue, and the emotional effects of major life events. She supports people through divorce or blended family challenges and through concerns tied to adoption, aging, or end-of-life caregiving.
Patricia works in English and practices throughout California. Every first session focuses on what matters most to the person seeking help. From there she helps build a plan that fits daily life, whether through short-term goals, coaching-style work, or longer-term therapy.
Online approaches that focus on thinking and motivation
Patricia uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and test small behavior changes that can reduce anxiety and improve daily routines. She also uses Motivational Interviewing to help people clarify goals and strengthen their own reasons for change, which can be useful for addictions, career transitions, or managing ADHD challenges.Choosing the right approach is a shared process. Patricia works collaboratively to understand each person's goals and preferences and will suggest ways of working that match those needs. She adjusts pace and methods over time so the plan fits how the person actually lives and what they want to achieve.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility for people with busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when more interaction is helpful, phone sessions work well when bandwidth or camera use is limited, and live chat or text messaging can support quick check-ins or brief coaching between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or other daily commitments while still using evidence-informed approaches.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Commitment issues
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Grief
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Multicultural concerns
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 20 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English
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