Patricia Gordon, LICSW

Patricia Gordon is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) in Washington who focuses on midlife concerns and other major life changes. She helps people cope with stress, anxiety, relationship strain, grief, depression, and questions about purpose. Patricia favors clear, practical steps that feel manageable day to day.

She uses an approach centered on the client’s strengths and goals. Sessions tend to focus on identifying unhelpful thought patterns, testing new behaviors, and building skills that make routines easier. Patricia brings 15 years of experience in social services and five years in private practice to her work.

Her style is straightforward, respectful, and collaborative. She treats clients as the experts on their own lives and helps them try things that match their values. People often work on coping skills, communication changes, and small experiments that test new ways of handling problems.

Patricia draws on several therapy methods, including cognitive behavioral techniques, attachment-based ideas, and emotionally focused work. She also uses mindfulness and solution-focused strategies when they fit a person’s goals. This mix is used to address issues such as midlife crisis, career changes, substance concerns, and intimacy-related struggles.

Her background includes a Master’s in Social Work from the University of Washington School of Social Work earned in 2011. Patricia has worked with diverse community and clinical settings and coordinates with other professionals when helpful. To begin, she asks people to identify what matters most and then maps small, achievable steps toward those aims.

Therapeutic approaches and online options that fit life changes

Attachment-based ideas focus on how important relationships shape feelings and reactions. This helps when relationships trigger anxiety, trust issues, or intimacy struggles by looking at patterns and trying gentler ways of connecting.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at thoughts and actions that keep problems going. It helps people notice unhelpful thinking, test new beliefs, and practice small behavior changes to reduce anxiety, low mood, or compulsive patterns.

Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) concentrates on emotions and how they shape interactions. It can help people and couples understand strong feelings, find new emotional responses, and repair connection when intimacy or trust is strained.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Patricia collaborates with each person to pick methods that fit their goals, values, and day-to-day needs. She guides clients in trying different techniques and adjusting the plan when something does not feel helpful.

Confirm current session options before booking so you know which formats are available. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into busy weeks, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when that is more practical. It can also let people use video or phone when a quieter or less visual option is better for their schedule. Licensed professionals can adapt worksheets, mindfulness exercises, and skills practice to online sessions to keep progress moving forward.