Patricia "Tricia" Conlon , LMFT

Patricia "Tricia" Conlon is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) with extensive training and a long record of clinical work. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in General Psychology from the University of North Carolina at Asheville in 1997 and completed a Master of Science in Marriage and Family Therapy at Nova Southeastern University in 1999, becoming a licensed therapist in 2003.

Over more than two decades of practice, she has worked with individuals, couples, and families navigating mental health challenges, major life changes, loss, chronic illness, and trauma-related disorders. Her current practice emphasizes couples and family systems, women’s issues, and support for first responders and other high-achieving professionals coping with depression, anxiety, complex trauma, and bereavement. She maintains a broad specialty set that includes relationship and family concerns, addiction, LGBT and intimacy-related issues, parenting and blended family dynamics, grief, and stress-related conditions.

She holds certification as an Alzheimer’s Level I and II Trainer through the University of South Florida and is CISM-trained to provide crisis intervention for first responders, schools, and community organizations. Her clinical toolbox includes training in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, mindfulness meditation practices, EMDR, and hypnotherapy, informed by experience in nonprofit agencies and healthcare settings such as integrative medicine, oncology, psychiatry, substance abuse, and dementia services. She also taught virtual health sciences and nursing courses at the University of Phoenix for ten years.

Looking ahead, she plans to pursue certification as an Integrative Mental Health Professional to further align mind-body approaches, and she is interested in expanding hypnotherapy work and publishing professionally on integrative wellness topics.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Patricia "Tricia" Conlon uses evidence-informed approaches that translate well to online work. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps clients clarify personal values and build psychological flexibility through mindful awareness and committed action - it is often useful for anxiety, stress, and life transitions. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on relational patterns formed early in life and helps partners and families rebuild trust and emotional connection, making it a strong fit for couples, blended families, and attachment concerns. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) targets the emotional bonds between partners, guiding them to identify underlying feelings and shift negative interaction cycles, which can be especially helpful for intimacy issues and relationship repair.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Patricia works with clients to determine which methods align with their needs, goals, and preferences, and she adapts strategies as therapy progresses to ensure the best fit for each person and relationship.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions can take place by video call, over the phone, via live chat, or through text-based messaging - allowing clients to access licensed professionals from home, work, or while traveling. This variety of formats supports ongoing care around schedules, mobility limits, and geographic constraints while maintaining a consistent therapeutic relationship.