Patricia Gillett, LCSW

Patricia Gillett is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 18 years of hands-on clinical experience in Arizona. She helps people who are feeling stuck by offering steady, patient support and practical guidance. Her work often focuses on stress, anxiety, grief, relationship strain, and life transitions such as a midlife crisis.

She has considerable experience with addictions, trauma and abuse, ADHD, self-esteem struggles, and depression. Patricia also supports people facing career strain, caregiver stress, chronic illness, and concerns about intimacy or communication. Her background includes work across many common and complex life problems.

Patricia describes her style as compassionate, engaging, and client-centered. She listens first, then builds a plan with each person’s goals and strengths in mind. Sessions aim to be respectful and paced to what the person needs right now.

Her approach draws on cognitive behavioral methods, acceptance and commitment ideas, dialectical behavior tools, mindfulness practices, and client-centered care. These are used in ways that focus on concrete skills, values, and small behavior changes. Patricia adapts methods to match each person rather than pushing a single technique.

She emphasizes simple, achievable steps and practical tools that can be used between sessions. The goal is clearer thinking, better coping, and more satisfying daily routines. To begin, people complete a short matching form and then schedule sessions that fit their timing and goals.

Approaches used online and how they help

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying personal values and taking small committed actions that matter to you. It helps people who feel stuck, overwhelmed by worry, or unsure about what to do next.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the connection between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches skills to shift unhelpful thinking and behavior. It is useful for anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and stress management.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers concrete skills for emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and clearer communication. It can be helpful when emotions feel intense or when communication repeatedly breaks down.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and day-to-day needs to decide which methods to use. That choice is collaborative and can be adjusted as things change.

For practical questions about how online sessions run, confirm current session options before booking since formats were not specified in the biography. Many people appreciate online work because it can fit into a busy day, make check-ins shorter when needed, and allow for continuity of care across moves or scheduling changes. Therapists help plan sessions that match each person's routine and aims so therapy can be useful without being disruptive.