Patricia Lewis
Compassionate counsellor blending practical therapy skills
ACA, PACFA Australia
- Experience
- 9 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Family
- Approaches
- Gottman Method, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Languages
- English, Spanish
About Patricia
Patricia Lewis is an ACA and PACFA counsellor with nine years of professional experience. She supports people who are feeling stressed, anxious, or stuck in their relationships.
Background and approach
Patricia also helps those coping with trauma, abuse and low self-esteem. She works in English and Spanish and offers sessions online by video, phone, chat or text messaging.
Patricia believes each person knows their own story and brings strengths to therapy. She creates a calm space to talk through difficult moments and to build practical skills.
Sessions focus on clear steps you can try between appointments, not only talking about problems. Her approach blends evidence-based techniques such as cognitive behavioural therapy and mindfulness with narrative and existential ideas.
Patricia also uses elements of the Gottman Method to address communication and relationship patterns. Together these methods help people change unhelpful thinking, notice repeated storylines, and learn new ways of relating.
Patricia has worked with a wide range of concerns including family conflict, codependency, workplace issues, grief, shame, and women’s issues. She can support people dealing with the impacts of sexual assault, domestic violence and divorce when that is part of their story.
Patricia will discuss goals and match strategies to what matters most to each person. If someone prefers faith-informed care, Patricia is a qualified Christian counsellor and can integrate those values into sessions.
To begin, clients choose the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a session according to therapist availability.
How different approaches work online
Patricia often uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to help people spot unhelpful thoughts and practise different responses. CBT is useful for anxiety, stress and low mood because it focuses on simple, testable changes in thinking and behaviour.She also draws on the Gottman Method to address communication patterns within relationships. This approach looks at everyday interactions and teaches practical skills for managing conflict and increasing connection.
Finding the right approach is part of therapy. Patricia talks with each person about goals and preferences and then selects methods together. That collaborative process makes sure techniques fit practical needs and personal values, including the option to include Christian counselling perspectives when requested.
Online sessions are offered by video, phone, live chat or text messaging to increase flexibility. Video is useful for deeper conversations and exercises, phone can work when bandwidth is limited, chat or text is handy for brief check-ins and people who prefer writing. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family commitments and other responsibilities.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
9+ years
Registered with
ACA, PACFA
Languages
English, Spanish