Patricia Adams, LMHC - Therapist in Florida

About Patricia

Patricia Adams is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) based in Florida with 15 years of clinical experience. She earned a master’s degree in counseling from the University of South Florida and has held her Florida LMHC license since 2005. Patricia draws on long-term practice in community and personal settings to support people facing family and parenting challenges.

She keeps sessions straightforward and practical. Patricia uses clear, everyday language to help clients break problems into manageable steps.

Background and approach

Parents often find her calm and direct manner helpful when talking about stress, behavior concerns, or shifts in family routines. Her work often addresses anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, and addiction alongside parenting and family issues. She also gives focused support around abandonment, adoption and foster care, caregiver stress, and life transitions.

Patricia uses tools aimed at changing unhelpful thoughts, building coping skills, and setting realistic goals. Therapy sessions combine listening with hands-on strategies. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is used to identify thought patterns and try new behaviors.

Solution-Focused Therapy helps set short-term goals and track progress. Client-Centered Therapy provides space to process emotions at the client’s pace. Patricia offers several remote session formats, including video calls, phone, live chat, and text messaging.

Parents who prefer flexible scheduling or brief check-ins often choose these options. To begin, a short matching questionnaire is completed and scheduling follows based on therapist availability.

Approaches that translate well to online family work

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and creating space for people to talk at their own pace; it helps when parents need to process emotions or feel heard without judgment. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at thoughts and behaviors and teaches practical exercises to reduce anxiety, manage mood, and change reactions that affect family life.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Patricia will talk with each person about their goals and preferences, then suggest which methods might help most. Over time she adjusts techniques based on what works and what feels comfortable for the family.

Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs. This flexibility makes it easier to schedule around school, work, and caregiving duties, and it supports brief check-ins as well as longer meetings. The range of formats lets families try different ways to connect until they find what fits best.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Solution-Focused Therapy

Rather than examining the problem at length, this looks at what is already working and builds on it. Sessions tend to be practical and forward-looking, with small achievable steps, which translates readily to shorter online conversations.

Frequently asked questions

What issues does Patricia commonly address?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, anger, addictions, family and parenting concerns, self-esteem, and coping with life changes.

How would you describe her therapy style?

Her approach is direct and practical, combining listening with hands-on tools from client-centered, cognitive-behavioral, solution-focused, and trauma-informed methods.

What is her professional background?

She earned a master’s in counseling from the University of South Florida and has 15 years of clinical experience working in community and personal settings.

What are her credentials and where is she located?

She holds a Florida Licensed Mental Health Counselor credential: FL LMHC MH8449, and she practices in Florida.

In which languages are sessions available?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats does she offer?

She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging for flexible care.

How is cost handled for sessions?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

What are the first steps to begin working together?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

Also works with

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 15 years
Licensed: Florida
Languages: English

Next step

Talk to Patricia

Takes a few minutes
Nothing to set up just to look
Stop at any point

Book with Patricia