Patricia Spataro
Experienced counselor for everyday struggles
- Credentials
- LMHC
- Experience
- 20 years
- Licensed in
- New York
- Languages
- English
- Format
- Online sessions
About Patricia
Patricia Spataro is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, addiction, depression, and relationship concerns. She works with those facing grief, trauma, eating or sleeping problems, parenting challenges, and issues around intimacy and self-esteem. Patricia brings a calm, direct presence and joins clients actively in working toward clearer goals.
Patricia has practiced in the New York area for two decades. She led an Employee Assistance Program at Family and Children’s Services in Albany from 1996 to 2004, carrying both administrative duties and a heavy clinical caseload.
Background and approach
From 2005 to 2016 she directed the Lawyer Assistance Program at the New York State Bar Association, providing assessment and treatment for lawyers and judges. Her clinical work includes treating substance use disorders, mood concerns such as bipolar disorder and depression, anxiety, trauma, and grief. She also addresses work-related stress, career questions, and a range of relationship difficulties.
Patricia uses practical, evidence-based techniques to help people make day-to-day changes. Patricia is trained in Motivational Interviewing, Cognitive Behavior Therapy, and Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction. She applies these methods in straightforward ways, helping clients build skills, shift patterns, and try new behaviors.
Her approach is collaborative and goal-oriented. Clients can expect sessions that are focused and conversational. Patricia aims to make progress through clear steps and regular check-ins about what is and isn’t working.
She brings 20 years of experience as an LMHC to each session.
Practical approaches for online therapy and change
Patricia uses evidence-based techniques to help people make concrete changes. Cognitive Behavior Therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce symptoms like anxiety and depression. Motivational Interviewing helps people find their own reasons to change, which is useful for substance use and habit shifts. Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction teaches simple attention and breathing practices to lower reactivity and improve coping for stress and trauma.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with clients about their goals, try methods that fit those goals, and adjust the plan as progress is made. This helps ensure the work matches the person’s needs and preferences rather than sticking to one fixed method.
Online therapy offers several practical benefits for people with busy lives. Video calls provide face-to-face interaction from home, phone sessions are a flexible alternative, and live chat or text-based messaging allow brief check-ins between visits. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent while managing work and family demands.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also works with
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Sleeping disorders
- Trauma and abuse
- Experience
- 20 years
- Licensed
- New York
- Languages
- English
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