About Patricia
Patricia Spataro is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor who helps people manage stress, anxiety, addiction concerns, relationship strain, and mood difficulties. She focuses on practical steps that can improve daily life. Her approach is collaborative and straightforward.
Patricia brings 20 years of experience in clinical and program leadership. She has overseen employee assistance services and a lawyer assistance program in New York, combining administrative work with hands-on clinical care. Those roles gave her broad exposure to work-related stress and substance use challenges.
Background and approach
In sessions she works with people on problems such as grief, trauma, sleeping or eating difficulties, parenting strain, anger, and low self-esteem. She also supports those navigating identity and LGBT-related concerns and people living with bipolar mood patterns. She aims to break concerns into manageable steps that fit each person’s life.
Patricia uses practical methods including motivational interviewing, cognitive behavior therapy, and mindfulness-based stress reduction. She explains tools clearly and helps people practice them between sessions. Her style is active and goal-focused, with an emphasis on realistic change.
Clients can expect a mix of skill teaching and supportive conversation. Patricia seeks to join with each person to set goals and track progress. She draws on long experience to match techniques to the issue at hand.
Evidence-based approaches for online care
Patricia uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that target symptoms and daily functioning. Cognitive behavior therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new ways of thinking and behaving, which can reduce anxiety and improve mood. Motivational interviewing helps people find their own reasons for change and build commitment to steps like reducing substance use or improving self-care. Mindfulness-based stress reduction teaches simple attention and breathing practices to lower stress and help with sleep and emotional reactivity.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Patricia will collaborate with each person to choose techniques that match their goals and preferences. Together they review progress and adjust methods so the plan stays useful and practical.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video is useful for longer sessions and teaching skills; phone calls can work when bandwidth is limited; live chat and text messaging allow shorter check-ins and ongoing support between meetings. These options give flexibility to fit therapy into a busy schedule and make it easier to keep continuity of care.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Sleeping disorders
- Trauma and abuse
- Experience
- 20 years
- Licensed
- New York
- Languages
- English
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