About Patricia
Patricia Uhan is a licensed counselor who helps people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, anger, and trauma. She writes in a straightforward way and focuses on practical steps people can use day to day. Patricia brings a calm, warm presence to sessions and centers the person sitting across from her.
She has four years of experience in settings that included community mental health. That work included supporting survivors of sexual assault and helping people with PTSD, substance use, and co-occurring diagnoses.
Background and approach
Patricia has also worked with people living with severe and persistent mental illness and dual diagnosis in diverse communities. Her approach adapts to each person’s needs. She mixes techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy with attachment-based and client-centered methods.
In practice that means helping people notice unhelpful thoughts, build coping skills, and strengthen connections with others. Patricia pays attention to cultural identity and how background shapes symptoms and strengths. She aims to make therapy a straightforward process with clear goals and skills to try between sessions.
The tone in sessions tends to be warm, direct, and focused on what helps now. People who want a therapist who listens, teaches concrete skills, and considers life context may find her a good match.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters most and take small actions toward those values. It focuses on learning to accept difficult thoughts and feelings while committing to meaningful steps. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) teaches practical skills to change unhelpful thinking patterns and behaviors, which can reduce anxiety and improve mood. Both approaches work well over video or phone because they involve clear exercises and homework that can be reviewed together.The therapist will work with each person to find the best approach. She treats selecting methods as a collaborative process that depends on your goals and preferences. Together you can try strategies, see what fits, and adjust the plan based on how things are going.
Online sessions are offered by licensed professionals using video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video calls let you practice skills in real time and read facial cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is low or when you prefer not to be on camera. Live chat and messaging make brief check-ins or skill practice possible between longer sessions. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy life and to continue work on anxiety, stress, and related concerns from wherever you are.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 4 years
- Licensed
- Missouri, Florida
- Languages
- English
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