Patricia Searels

Patricia brings 28 years of experience to sessions and aims to build a cooperative, respectful relationship with each person she sees. Her approach blends several evidence-based methods into straightforward, usable tools.

She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. She also draws on the Gottman Method when relationship patterns are part of the concern, and integrates mindfulness and solution-focused techniques to create short-term gains.

Patricia has experience in universities, independent practice, and nonprofit settings. That background gives her familiarity with adjustment issues like moving, new parenting, job transitions, and divorce.

She has also worked with people dealing with trauma, grief, addictions, bipolar mood concerns, and intimacy-related struggles. In sessions she aims to be caring, direct, and collaborative.

Goals come from each person’s priorities and guide the work. Patricia favors having some voice or face-to-face time alongside messaging to keep a steady connection and momentum.

Her schedule is flexible and she emphasizes practical tools people can use between sessions. Patricia focuses on helping clients take steps toward a happier, more manageable life.