- Client-centered care
- Trauma-informed lens
- Practical skills focus
About Patricia
Patricia Brickman is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) who began providing therapy in 2018 after completing a Master of Counseling Psychology at Northwest University in Kirkland, Washington. She brings three years of direct therapy experience and several more years working in mental health settings, including inpatient psychiatric care, residential eating disorder treatment, and community outpatient programs. Patricia primarily sees adults and focuses on practical, step-by-step work in sessions.
Her approach is client-centered and trauma-informed, meaning she prioritizes each person's goals and moves at a pace that feels manageable. She uses emotion-focused work to help people understand strong feelings, and she draws on dialectical behavior strategies when people need tools for distress and regulation. Patricia also incorporates cognitive-behavioral ideas for changing patterns that cause distress.
Patricia often helps people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship concerns. She also supports people facing body image and eating-related struggles, parenting stress, grief, and codependency issues. She works with mood disorders and life transitions, offering coaching-style guidance when clients want concrete steps to change.
In session she aims to create clear, understandable plans rather than long lists of theory. Sessions typically focus on what is happening now, what the client wants to change, and small skills to practice between meetings. That practical focus helps people try new ways of handling hard moments.
Patricia sees clients in Washington and accepts international clients. She speaks English and holds the WA LMHC LH credential. To begin, clients choose the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
How these approaches shape online work
Patricia uses Attachment-Based ideas to look at how early relationships affect current connection patterns and trust. This helps people who notice repeating relationship problems or who want clearer emotional bonds. She also draws on Client-Centered Therapy, which emphasizes listening, empathy, and following the client's lead to set goals and pace.She incorporates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) techniques to spot unhelpful thoughts and try small behavior changes. CBT is useful for anxiety, mood challenges, and patterns that feed distress. Patricia blends these approaches so sessions can be both exploratory and action-oriented, depending on what the client needs.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Patricia will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't helped before. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan as progress is made.
Confirm the available session formats when you book, as specific online options are not listed here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit meetings into a busy life, allow shorter check-ins during a workday, and remove travel time to appointments. Clients can expect conversational sessions that combine emotional understanding with practical tools to use between meetings.
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Experience
3+ years
Credentials
Washington
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Patricia often address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, and codependency among other issues. Patricia also helps with body image, eating concerns, parenting stress, grief, and life transitions.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is client-centered and trauma-informed, focusing on the client's goals and pacing work to what feels manageable. Sessions blend emotion-focused work and practical skills to help people cope day to day.
What experience does she bring?
She has three years of direct therapy experience and additional years working in inpatient psychiatric, residential eating disorder, and outpatient community settings. Her training includes a master's degree in counseling psychology completed in 2018.
What credentials and location apply to her practice?
She holds the WA LMHC LH credential and practices in Washington. These are the credential and region listed for her work.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the U.S. work with her?
She accepts international clients. Confirm details and scheduling options when you match and book.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. Confirm pricing during the booking process.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability. That process connects you and lets you set the first appointment.
Profile details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. Credential and registration rules differ between the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.