About Patricia
Patricia Flemmings is a licensed clinical social worker with 21 years of experience in New York. She focuses on anxiety, stress, depression, relationship struggles, and the impact of trauma and abuse. Her manner is direct and compassionate, aiming to make therapy practical and understandable for people under strain.
In sessions she listens first and helps clients name what feels most urgent. She then works with them to build clearer communication, reduce intense worry, and handle anger or control issues that get in the way of daily life.
Background and approach
She often supports people through separation and divorce and helps those coping with post-traumatic stress or social anxiety. Her work draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide recovery and skill building. That means sessions include specific strategies to manage symptoms, practice new ways of relating, and strengthen self-care.
She places a strong emphasis on self-love and practical coping tools that people can use between meetings. Patricia pays attention to how culture, race, and life experience shape emotional health. She invites clients to bring their whole story into the room and respects each person’s background when planning treatment.
This orientation helps clients feel seen while learning concrete skills. People who choose her can expect a steady, experienced clinician who balances empathy with clear direction. The aim is to reduce distress, improve communication, and support thoughtful change over time.
Evidence-based approaches and online care
Patricia uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide sessions in clear, practical ways. One common approach focuses on skills for managing anxiety and stress, teaching breathing, grounding, and thought-management strategies to reduce overwhelming worry and panic. Another approach addresses trauma and post-traumatic stress by helping people process difficult memories safely while building coping skills that reduce distress and improve daily functioning.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to assess symptoms, goals, and preferences, then adjust techniques over time. Clients and the clinician decide together which methods fit best and how to pace work so it feels manageable.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet, including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and skill coaching, phone sessions are helpful when bandwidth or camera use is limited, live chat supports shorter check-ins, and messaging is useful for ongoing support between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and to keep continuity when life gets hectic.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Experience
- 21 years
- Licensed
- New York
- Languages
- English
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