Patricia Searels, LPC, LCMHC

Patricia Searels is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) based in Florida. She has 28 years of experience and helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and relationship strain. Patricia also supports those navigating life changes and concerns related to addiction and self-esteem.

She has worked in universities, private practice, and nonprofit centers. That background shaped a practical, down-to-earth way of working. Sessions aim to be caring, direct, and cooperative so clients can take usable next steps.

Patricia uses a mix of methods rather than one fixed program. She draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to change unhelpful thinking and solution-focused ideas to set clear, short-term goals. She also integrates mindfulness practices and elements of the Gottman Method when relationship patterns are part of the concern.

In sessions she starts from where the person is and follows their goals. Work may include learning coping skills, addressing trauma symptoms, stabilizing mood, or improving communication habits. She emphasizes tools people can use between meetings to make real change.

Her style is collaborative and straightforward. Patricia prefers some voice or face-to-face contact alongside messaging. She aims to help clients build a more satisfying, balanced life through practical skills and steady support.

How specific approaches translate to online care

CBT, or cognitive behavioral therapy, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new ways of thinking and behaving. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and patterns that keep problems going. EMDR, or eye movement desensitization and reprocessing, helps people process distressing memories and reduce their emotional intensity, which can be helpful after trauma.

Picking the best method is a shared process. The therapist and client review goals, try approaches, and adjust plans together. Sessions can combine strategies so work stays practical and tied to what the person wants to accomplish.

Patricia's biography mentions a preference for some voice or face-to-face contact along with text, but it does not list specific online formats in detail. Confirm which session types are available before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy life, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and let people use practices learned in sessions in their daily routines. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises, mindfulness practice, and goal-setting work to a virtual setting so progress continues between meetings.