Patricia Wong

Patricia Wong is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) with 13 years of experience helping people navigate anger, anxiety, depression, addiction, and relationship stress. She takes a direct, practical approach when a clear plan is needed and offers calm, compassionate listening when people need space to process. Patricia communicates plainly and focuses on real-world changes that make daily life easier.

She uses solution-focused work alongside Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Motivational Interviewing to help identify unhelpful thoughts and build concrete strategies. Sessions can include goal-setting, behavior experiments, and skills practice so clients leave with steps they can try between meetings.

Patricia also draws on Client-Centered and Emotionally-Focused Therapy principles. That means she pays attention to emotions, validates what people feel, and helps them understand how feelings shape their choices. This blend can be helpful for people dealing with trauma, grief, intimacy issues, or shifts in mood and self-esteem.

She has supported people facing a broad range of concerns including parenting strain, career stress, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and questions around sexuality or non-monogamous relationships. Patricia works from Florida and conducts sessions in English.

If someone is unsure where to start, she helps clarify the problem and builds a step-by-step plan. The emphasis is on practical change: identify patterns, try small experiments, and adjust based on what helps.

How her approaches translate to online sessions

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on understanding a person's feelings and priorities. The therapist listens closely, reflects what she hears, and helps people find their own answers. This approach supports work on intimacy, grief, self-esteem, and emotion-driven problems.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors. CBT is practical and task-oriented, and it can help with anxiety, depression, anger, and coping with life changes. Motivational Interviewing is a brief, collaborative way to boost motivation for change, often used with addictions and habit change.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Patricia will talk with each person about their goals, try techniques that fit their needs, and adjust the plan as progress is made. That collaborative process helps identify what feels most useful.

If you are considering online work, confirm the current session options before booking. The main practical benefits are convenience and easier fitting of appointments into daily life. Online sessions can reduce travel time, make it simpler to check in during a work break, and allow for shorter or more frequent meetings when needed. These practical features can help therapy fit into a busy schedule without promising any particular format.