About Patrick
Patrick Scally is a clinician who combines decades of experience with a practical, down-to-earth style. He asks questions, listens closely, and helps people break big problems into smaller steps they can manage. He focuses on easing stress and anxiety while also addressing depression, grief, and struggles with motivation and self-esteem.
He uses a flexible, person-focused approach. Sessions are shaped around each person's needs and goals instead of a one-size-fits-all plan.
Background and approach
He values straightforward conversation and encourages input so the plan stays relevant and useful. Patrick brings 50 years of clinical experience to his work. That long practice informs how he sees patterns in behavior and mood, and how he helps people try new ways of coping.
He draws on several therapeutic methods to match what a person needs in the moment. In sessions he may focus on changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, building awareness of present-moment experience, and exploring underlying life themes that affect mood and relationships. He also uses brief, goal-oriented techniques when people want faster, practical changes.
People come to him for many reasons including anxiety, stress, grief, addiction concerns, relationship and intimacy issues, sleep problems, parenting strain, and career stress. He aims to support steady progress and to help people find workable steps toward a more manageable life.
Approaches and what online therapy can offer
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on understanding each person's experience and responding with empathy and respect. It helps people feel heard and involved in decisions about goals and next steps. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts and behaviors interact and works on changing patterns that fuel anxiety, low mood, or sleep difficulties. Mindfulness Therapy involves simple attention practices to help people notice stress reactions and respond differently rather than react automatically.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work together. He will talk with clients about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. That information guides which methods to try first and adjustments are made along the way in collaboration with the client.
Online formats can make therapy easier to fit into a busy life. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when seeing facial cues matters. Phone sessions can work well when bandwidth is limited or for a quick check-in. Live chat and text-based messaging let people share thoughts between sessions or use shorter, focused exchanges when that suits their routine. These options give flexibility while keeping the focus on practical steps and progress.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 50 years
- Licensed
- Maryland
- Languages
- English
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