Patricia Pardy, LMHC, LCPC

Patricia Pardy is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) and a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) based in New York. She brings 20 years of counseling experience to sessions and helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and major life changes like a midlife crisis. Patricia uses a warm, respectful manner to make difficult conversations feel manageable.

She favors a tailored approach rather than a one-size-fits-all method. That means she combines tools from several approaches to match a person's needs. Common concerns she supports include family and parenting stress, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, career worries, and questions about life purpose.

Patricia draws on client-centered methods to keep sessions focused on each person's priorities. She also uses cognitive behavioral techniques to notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Mindfulness and motivational interviewing help people reconnect with values and take small, realistic steps forward.

People often come for help with self-esteem, anger, ADHD challenges, blended family stress, or the strain of caregiving. Patricia also works with people exploring BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture and helps with communication problems, divorce, and family of origin issues.

Conversations are practical and straightforward. Sessions aim to identify clear goals, teach coping skills, and plan actions that fit daily life. To begin, readers are encouraged to use the site's Start Therapy flow to match and schedule with the therapist.

How Patricia's Approaches Translate to Online Work

Client-Centered Therapy places the person’s goals at the center of sessions. The therapist listens closely, reflects what she hears, and helps clients set priorities that feel meaningful. This approach is useful for sorting values, relationships, and life-direction questions.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thought patterns and testing practical behavior changes. It often includes simple exercises and planning between sessions, which can help with anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Patricia will check in about what helps and adjust methods to match goals, needs, and personal preferences. Clients take part in deciding whether to emphasize skills practice, values work, or reflective conversation.

Confirm the current online session options before booking so you know which formats are available. Many people find remote sessions help fit therapy into a busy schedule, allow for shorter check-ins, or reduce travel time. Talk with the therapist about how to make sessions work around work, caregiving, and daily routines.