Patricia Brickman , LMHC

Patricia Brickman is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) who brings several years of experience in the mental health field to her therapeutic work. She has spent seven years working across diverse care settings and has provided direct therapy for three years. Her clinical background includes roles in inpatient psychiatric facilities, residential eating disorder treatment centers, and both intensive outpatient and community-based outpatient counseling environments.

Patricia earned a Masters in Counseling Psychology from Northwest University in Kirkland, Washington in 2018 and has practiced as a therapist since that time. She primarily works with adults ages 18 to 35, offering support for relationship difficulties, self-esteem and body image concerns, women’s issues, parenting stressors including postpartum challenges, trauma, and major life transitions. Her practical experience with eating disorder treatment and inpatient care informs a grounded, experienced approach to complex concerns.

Working from a client-centered stance and a trauma-informed lens, Patricia incorporates Emotionally-Focused Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy alongside holistic strategies to help clients deepen self-understanding and pursue meaningful change. As an LMHC - Licensed Mental Health Counselor - she focuses on collaborating with clients to identify goals and build skills that support a life they find worth living.

Approaches That Guide Online Care

Patricia draws on client-centered therapy to create a collaborative, nonjudgmental space where the client’s perspectives and goals guide the work. This approach emphasizes empathy and unconditional positive regard, and it is well suited to people seeking support for self-exploration, life transitions, and relationship concerns.

She also uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy to help clients identify and process core emotions that shape their reactions and attachments. EFT can be especially helpful for people struggling with relational patterns, intimacy issues, and emotional regulation within close relationships.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is incorporated when clients need practical skills for managing intense emotions, improving distress tolerance, and strengthening interpersonal effectiveness. DBT tools offer concrete strategies that complement deeper emotional work.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process; Patricia works collaboratively with each person to tailor methods to their needs, goals, and preferences. She partners with clients to adjust direction as therapy progresses so the plan feels like a good fit.

Online therapy options - including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging - expand access and flexibility. These formats make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, maintain continuity during life changes, and connect with licensed professionals from different locations while still receiving structured, evidence-informed therapeutic support.