- 20 years experience
- CBT and MI approaches
- California based LCSW
About Patricia
Patricia Riley is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in California with two decades of professional experience. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and struggles with self esteem. Patricia also supports those facing relationship and family tensions, parenting challenges, grief, and issues related to addiction and trauma.
She uses straightforward conversation and clear goals to shape each plan. Patricia adapts sessions to the person in front of her, matching strategies to what is most useful for daily life. That practical approach is aimed at reducing symptoms and building skills that people can use outside of sessions.
Patricia draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice and change thoughts and habits that get in the way. She also uses Motivational Interviewing to help people clarify what they want and find internal reasons to make change. These methods are chosen to fit the concern, whether it is coping with caregiving stress, bipolar mood challenges, or work-related overwhelm.
Her background includes long-term clinical work across a variety of settings in California. Patricia emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and a nonjudgmental style. She encourages clients to set small, realistic steps and offers steady support as they try new ways of coping.
People who seek her help are offered a collaborative process focused on practical tools, clearer choices, and steady encouragement toward a more manageable daily life.
She uses straightforward conversation and clear goals to shape each plan. Patricia adapts sessions to the person in front of her, matching strategies to what is most useful for daily life. That practical approach is aimed at reducing symptoms and building skills that people can use outside of sessions.
Patricia draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice and change thoughts and habits that get in the way. She also uses Motivational Interviewing to help people clarify what they want and find internal reasons to make change. These methods are chosen to fit the concern, whether it is coping with caregiving stress, bipolar mood challenges, or work-related overwhelm.
Her background includes long-term clinical work across a variety of settings in California. Patricia emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and a nonjudgmental style. She encourages clients to set small, realistic steps and offers steady support as they try new ways of coping.
People who seek her help are offered a collaborative process focused on practical tools, clearer choices, and steady encouragement toward a more manageable daily life.