I am licensed in California with 25 years of professional work experience. I have experience in helping clients with stress and anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, & parenting issues. I believe in treating everyone with respect, sensitivity, and compassion. I will tailor our dialog and treatment plan to meet your unique and specific needs. It takes courage to seek out a more fulfilling and happier life and to take the first steps towards a change. I am here to support & empower you in that journey.
Additional areas of focus: Addictions, LGBT, Trauma and abuse, Grief, Intimacy-related issues, Eating disorders, Anger management, Self esteem, Career difficulties, Bipolar disorder, Coping with life changes, Coaching, Compassion fatigue, ADHD, Abandonment, Adoption and foster care, Aging and geriatric issues, Blended family issues, Body image, Caregiver issues and stress, Commitment issues, Coping with natural or human-caused disaster, Divorce and separation, Eating and food-related issues, Family of origin issues, Family problems, Fertility issues, First responder issues, Hospice and end-of-life counseling, Immigration issues, Infidelity, Veteran and Armed Forces Issues, Multicultural concerns, Postpartum depression, Post-traumatic stress, Pregnancy and childbirth, Prejudice and discrimination, Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Sexual assault and abuse, Women's issues, Young adult issues
Clinical approaches: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Motivational Interviewing
CA LCSW 25356
These quotes represent just a few of the many positive reviews that we have received for Patricia Riley. We don't pay anyone to provide their review and they are all made voluntarily. Some people's experience receiving therapy with BetterHelp might be different.
I'm happy on how my therapy sessions are going. I'm glad I've made it onto a 3rd session
Written on Dec 02, 2024 after therapy with Patricia for 3 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, eating disorders, sleeping disorders, parenting issues, self esteem, anger management, career difficulties, bipolar disorder,
Patricia is incredibly kind and understanding as well as being very grounded. Talking to her felt like talking to a friend which was really helpful for me. She gave me great tools to implement with the specific issue I was experiencing and that had helped a lot so far.
Written on Jun 29, 2024 after therapy with Patricia for 3 weeks on issues concerning relationship issues, and self esteem
Insightful. Patient. Kind.
Written on Apr 16, 2024 after therapy with Patricia for 2 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, eating disorders, sleeping disorders, self esteem, coping with life changes, coaching, compassion fatigue, and adhd
Very good
Written on Mar 19, 2024 after therapy with Patricia for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, and anger management
Patricia is very knowledgeable and knows how to help parents deal with their teenagers.
Written on Aug 23, 2023 after therapy with Patricia for 4 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, family conflicts, and parenting issues
Patricia has been an incredible listener and her experience and expertise shines through in our conversations. Looking forward to working with her as long as it takes to heal and grow.
Written on May 23, 2023 after therapy with Patricia for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, anger management, bipolar disorder, and compassion fatigue