Patricia Pardy , LMHC, LCPC

Patricia Pardy is a licensed mental health professional based in New York with 20 years of experience helping individuals and families navigate life’s challenges. She works with a broad range of concerns including parenting and blended family issues, family and personal relationships, grief and loss, depression, anxiety, and anger management, and she also supports clients facing trauma, identity questions, and career or midlife transitions.

Patricia believes that therapy should be tailored to each person, so she draws on multiple therapeutic methods to meet individual needs. She creates a supportive atmosphere in which clients can explore difficult feelings and patterns, build coping skills, and work toward clearer goals. Clients have described her as caring and empathetic, and she seeks to develop a collaborative relationship that encourages honesty and steady growth.

Her credentials include LMHC and LCPC - LMHC stands for Licensed Mental Health Counselor, and LCPC stands for Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor - reflecting formal training and state licensure to provide counseling services. Patricia integrates client-centered listening with evidence-informed strategies to address stress, relationship concerns, trauma and abuse, ADHD, and other presenting issues, aiming to help people find practical ways to manage symptoms and improve daily functioning.

Therapeutic Approaches for Online Care

Patricia commonly uses client-centered therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), and dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) in her online practice. Client-centered therapy focuses on empathetic listening and supporting a person’s own ability to find solutions, which is helpful for improving self-esteem, processing grief, and strengthening relationships. CBT helps clients identify and shift unhelpful thoughts and patterns, offering practical tools to manage anxiety, depression, and stress. DBT emphasizes emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness, and can be useful for people coping with intense emotions, impulsivity, or relationship conflicts.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Patricia works collaboratively with each client to determine which methods best match their goals, needs, and preferences, and she adjusts strategies over time based on how the client responds.

Online therapy with Patricia is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, which provides flexibility for people with busy schedules, caregiving responsibilities, or limited local options. These formats allow licensed professionals to provide ongoing support, skill-building, and problem-solving in ways that fit into daily life while maintaining the therapist-client working relationship.