Patricia Gordon, LICSW

Patricia Gordon is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) based in Washington. She works with adults who are dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and family challenges, addictions, and issues around intimacy and self-esteem. Patricia also supports people facing career shifts, parenting strain, life changes, and compassion fatigue.

Patricia uses clear, practical techniques to help people spot unhelpful thoughts and test them against real life. She draws on cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) alongside attachment-based and client-centered ideas to help people change patterns that cause distress. Sessions focus on small, doable steps rather than big promises.

Her style is straightforward and respectful. Patricia emphasizes listening first, then working together to set goals that fit each person's values. She encourages clients to try skills between sessions and to notice what helps in day-to-day life.

Patricia trained at the University of Washington School of Social Work and has 15 years of experience across social services and private practice. She has worked with people coping with severe, persistent mental illness and those navigating more common life transitions.

In sessions she combines mindfulness, behavioral strategies, and emotion-focused techniques to address patterns that keep people stuck. Patricia aims to help clients build skills, increase connection, and pursue a sense of purpose that matches their goals.

Approaches that translate well to online care

Patricia draws on cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to help people identify and change unhelpful thought patterns that fuel anxiety, depression, and compulsive behaviors. CBT sessions often include hands-on skill practice and homework that work well between video or phone meetings.

She also uses attachment-based ideas to look at how relationships shape emotions and responses. This approach helps when patterns in partnerships or families create ongoing conflict or disconnection. Client-centered work guides the pace of therapy, with the therapist following each person's values and priorities rather than imposing a fixed plan.

Patricia treats finding the right approach as a shared process. She will review goals and preferences with each person and adapt methods as therapy progresses so the plan fits real life and feels useful.

Online sessions offer practical flexibility: video calls let people use visual cues and guided exercises, phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is limited, brief live chat or text messaging supports quick check-ins or skill coaching between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving, and daily life while maintaining a steady path toward agreed goals.