Patricia Childress, LCSW
Practical, narrative-informed support for life changes
Details
| Name | Patricia Childress |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LCSW |
| Based in | Florida |
| Licensed in | Florida |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 26 |
About Patricia
Patricia Childress is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with more than 26 years in practice. She offers calm, direct support for people facing loss, relationship strain, anxiety, or big life changes. Her approach is down-to-earth and practical, aimed at helping someone feel heard and find manageable next steps.
Patricia draws on Narrative Therapy and client-centered ideas to help people untangle the stories they tell about themselves. She also uses cognitive behavioral techniques and mindfulness to build coping skills for stress, sleeping problems, and low mood.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on small, doable changes that add up over time. Her background includes work across the lifespan, and she brings a long history of grief work to her practice.
She describes grief broadly to include any major life shift - a breakup, a job change, a move, or an unplanned transition - and helps people locate the feelings those events leave behind. Patricia places practical tools into a person’s everyday routine to reduce overwhelm. Patricia also addresses issues such as parenting strain, intimacy concerns, ADHD-related struggles, and compassion fatigue.
She uses DBT strategies when emotions run high and motivational interviewing to clarify goals and build commitment. The goal is steady progress rather than quick fixes. People who reach out can expect a collaborative tone.
Patricia listens first, then helps design a plan that fits the person’s rhythms and responsibilities. She aims to leave people with a clearer story about where they are and calmer ways to move forward.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Relationship issues, Grief, Self esteem among the things Patricia works with, alongside the areas below.
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Depression
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Patricia among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Patricia among the ways she works.
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT): Listed by Patricia among the ways she works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Patricia among the ways she works.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Patricia among the ways she works.
- Psychodynamic Therapy: Listed by Patricia among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Patricia among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Patricia directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Patricia directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
How narrative and skills-based work translate to online therapy
Patricia uses Narrative Therapy to help people notice the stories they carry about themselves and the events that shaped them. This approach helps people separate the problem from who they are and see new possibilities for action and meaning.She also blends client-centered listening with cognitive behavioral techniques that teach specific skills. Client-centered work prioritizes the person's experience and pacing, while CBT offers tools for shifting thoughts and behaviors tied to anxiety, sleep problems, and low mood.
Finding the right fit is a collaborative process. Patricia will talk through goals, try different approaches, and adjust plans based on what helps most. She partners with each person to shape sessions around their needs and preferences rather than imposing a single method.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, offering flexibility for different days and routines. Video is good for a fuller conversation and nonverbal cues, while phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a hands-free option is preferred. Live chat and text are useful for brief check-ins, practicing skills between sessions, or when messaging fits a busy schedule. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, family life, or travel.
Common questions about this listing
What kinds of problems does Patricia help with?
She works with relationship issues, grief, self-esteem, anxiety, depression, parenting concerns, trauma and abuse, sleeping problems, and stress. Additional focuses include ADHD, body image, caregiver stress, and other life transitions.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is interactive and supportive, combining Narrative Therapy and client-centered listening with practical CBT and mindfulness tools. Sessions aim to uncover unhelpful stories and build concrete coping skills.
How long has she been practicing?
She brings 26 years of clinical experience working across the lifespan and has an extensive background in grief work and helping people navigate major life changes.
Where is she licensed and located?
Patricia is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, credentialed as LCSW in Florida. Sessions are provided remotely from that location.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English, and she is available to work with international clients as well.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
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