Patricia Brickman

Compassionate, practical therapy for life transitions

LMHC Washington

Experience: 3 years in practice
Focus areas: Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Self esteem
Approaches: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Attachment-Based Therapy
Languages: English

About Patricia

Patricia Brickman is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) practicing in Washington. She trained at Northwest University in Kirkland, WA, earning a master’s degree in Counseling Psychology in 2018 and has provided clinical therapy for three years.

Background and approach

Her background includes work in inpatient psychiatric settings, residential eating disorder treatment, and both intensive outpatient and community-based outpatient clinics, which informs a practical understanding of varied care environments. Patricia emphasizes a client-centered, trauma-informed stance that helps people explore patterns and heal from difficult experiences.

She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), emotion-focused and dialectical behavioral methods to address concerns such as anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, body image and eating-related issues, grief, and stress. Her practice also attends to parenting stressors, intimacy-related problems, addiction, bipolar mood concerns, and career or life transitions.

In sessions she aims to help clients build skills, increase self-understanding, and make meaningful changes aligned with their goals. Patricia accepts international clients and offers flexible online formats to accommodate different schedules and needs.

How specific approaches guide online care

Patricia commonly integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Attachment-Based ideas into her online work. CBT focuses on identifying and shifting unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns to reduce symptoms like anxiety and low mood, and is useful for problems such as stress, mood disorders, and coping with life changes. Attachment-Based Therapy explores relationship patterns formed early in life and how they affect current intimacy and attachment concerns, which can help with relationship difficulties, codependency, and family-of-origin issues.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and she treats it as a collaborative exploration. Together with clients she reviews goals, preferences, and what feels most useful, then adapts methods over time so work stays relevant and effective for the person in front of her.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to provide flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care while balancing work, school, parenting, or geographic constraints, and allow licensed professionals to deliver structured, skills-oriented therapy across distances.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Patricia commonly address?

She works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, self-esteem and body image struggles, eating and addiction concerns, grief, trauma, parenting stressors, and life transitions.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

Her approach combines client-centered care with a trauma-informed lens, integrating skills-based methods like CBT and DBT alongside emotion-focused work to support insight and practical change.

What is Patricia's clinical background?

She trained at Northwest University with a master’s in Counseling Psychology and has three years of direct therapy experience after roles in inpatient psychiatric care, residential eating disorder treatment, and outpatient programs.

What are her credentials and where is she licensed?

Patricia is an LMHC licensed in Washington with license details WA LMHC LH 61129292.

Does she work in languages other than English or with international clients?

She provides services in English and does accept international clients.

Which session formats are available for online work?

Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to match client needs and preferences.

How are costs and subscriptions handled?

Costs vary by location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

What are the first steps to begin therapy?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesSelf esteem Depression

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTFamily conflictsTrauma and abuse GriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

Attachment issuesBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyDependent personalityDivorce and separationDomestic violenceEating and food-related issuesFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsGuilt and shameJealousyLife purposeMood disordersPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Gottman MethodMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

3+ years

Licensed

Washington

Languages

English