Patricia Brickman, LMHC

Patricia Brickman is a licensed mental health counselor with a focused practice supporting adults in Washington. She holds a Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology from Northwest University in Kirkland, WA, earned in 2018, and carries the LMHC credential - Licensed Mental Health Counselor - reflecting her training to provide therapeutic care. Patricia has worked in the mental health field for seven years and has provided direct therapy for three years, gaining experience across inpatient psychiatric settings, a residential eating disorder treatment program, and both community-based intensive outpatient and outpatient counseling clinics.

She primarily sees adults ages 18 to 35 and brings a trauma-informed, client-centered stance to her work. Her clinical interests include relationship challenges, self-esteem and body image concerns, women's issues, parenting stress and postpartum adjustment, trauma, and life transitions. Patricia integrates emotion-focused therapy, dialectical behavioral therapy, and holistic approaches to help people better understand their patterns and begin making meaningful changes. She aims to create a collaborative space where clients explore goals and build skills to move toward a life they find more fulfilling.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Patricia uses client-centered therapy to build a supportive, nonjudgmental space where the client's perspective guides the work. This approach focuses on listening, empathy, and helping individuals identify their own goals, which can be especially helpful for relationship concerns, self-esteem, and navigating life changes.

She also draws on Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), which explores how emotions shape relationships and personal patterns. EFT can assist clients who are working through intimacy-related issues, attachment concerns, grief, and patterns that keep them stuck.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) tools are incorporated when clients need practical skills for managing intense emotions, improving interpersonal effectiveness, and coping with stress. These techniques support people dealing with mood instability, anxiety, and coping with life transitions.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Patricia collaborates with each person to identify which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting the plan as progress happens and priorities shift.

Online therapy offers flexible access to care through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, connect from different locations, and maintain continuity of care with licensed professionals and therapists who can support change over time.