Works with
How Patricia works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LMHC
- Licensed in
- Florida
- Years in practice
- 16
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Patricia
Patricia Karl is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) in Florida with 16 years of experience. She helps people who feel overwhelmed by anxiety, anger, trauma, or life changes find steadier ground and clearer ways forward. Her work focuses on understanding the roots of repeated patterns.
She listens for how past wounds and current stressors keep people stuck. Then she helps clients learn practical skills to respond differently in everyday moments.
Background and approach
Patricia uses several approaches tailored to each person. She draws on client-centered work to respect each person’s pace. She also uses cognitive behavioral techniques to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, and EMDR for processing traumatic memories when appropriate.
Her style is direct but compassionate. Sessions aim to be collaborative and down-to-earth, with specific tools to try between meetings. She supports people through grief, addiction concerns, intimacy-related struggles, and family-related stress among other issues.
Clients who come for anger management issues are offered ways to notice triggers, calm the nervous system, and practice different responses. Patricia also addresses related struggles like self-esteem, codependency, communication problems, and the strain of caregiving. People interested in starting begin by completing a short matching questionnaire and scheduling a first appointment.
Patricia works with adults and conducts sessions in English from her Florida practice.
What Patricia works with
Everything Patricia lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Patricia's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
Approaches Patricia lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Patricia draws on client-centered therapy to build sessions around each person's pace and priorities. This approach focuses on listening, reflecting, and helping people name what matters most so goals arise from the person's experience.She also uses cognitive behavioral therapy, which looks at how thoughts and behaviors interact. CBT provides concrete exercises and practice to reduce anxiety, manage anger, and change unhelpful patterns between sessions.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Patricia will talk with clients about goals, try techniques, and adjust the plan as progress is seen. She treats the process as collaborative so methods fit the client's needs and comfort level.
Online formats offer practical benefits for busy lives. Video calls let you work face-to-face from different locations, phone sessions can be a lower-bandwidth option, live chat is useful for brief check-ins, and text-based messaging supports ongoing reflection between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving, or other obligations while maintaining continuity of care.
Questions people ask about Patricia
What concerns does this therapist help with?
Patricia helps with stress, anxiety, anger, trauma and abuse, depression, addictions, grief, intimacy-related issues, self-esteem, and coping with life changes. She also addresses related problems like attachment issues, codependency, and communication difficulties.
How would you describe the therapeutic approach and style?
Her approach is collaborative and straightforward. She combines client-centered listening with cognitive behavioral techniques and EMDR when processing trauma is needed.
What is her professional background and experience?
She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor with 16 years of clinical experience working with adults on anxiety, trauma, relationship challenges, and major life transitions.
Where is she based and what credential does she hold?
She practices in Florida and holds the credential FL LMHC, which stands for Licensed Mental Health Counselor in Florida.
In which languages are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How does billing and cost work?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on therapist availability.