Therapist profile
Patricia Wolfenden, LMHC, LMFT
LMHC and LMFT - Relationships and Family
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- Addictions
- Family conflict
- Anxiety
About Patricia
Patricia Wolfenden is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) in Florida with 25 years of experience. She helps people facing addictions, relationship strain, family conflict and trauma. She also supports those managing grief, anxiety, depression and stress.
Patricia approaches work with straightforward, practical conversations. She listens to each person’s story and focuses on strengths people already have. Sessions look at both current problems and the patterns that keep them happening.
She uses several ways of working depending on the issue. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps to spot unhelpful thoughts and change behaviors. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) supports people to name values and take small steps toward them. Attachment-Based ideas are used when early relationship patterns affect present relationships.
Patricia has long experience with family-related concerns such as blended family issues, adoption and foster care matters, family-of-origin patterns, and communication problems. She also addresses substance use and recovery issues, domestic violence, and stressors linked to first responder roles.
People come to her when they are coping with major life changes, chronic illness, fertility struggles or ongoing anger and codependency. Her work tends to be direct and practical, focused on what can be changed now and what skills can be learned to manage hard moments.
To begin, readers are encouraged to complete the site matching steps and schedule a first session so they can discuss goals and next steps.
How sessions work
How her approaches translate to online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and take small, values-based steps even when feelings are difficult. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and coping with major life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce distress and improve daily functioning. This approach often helps with anxiety, anger, and depression. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns shape current interactions and can help people understand and change repeating dynamics in family and close relationships.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist and client will review needs, goals, and preferences and choose methods that fit. That may mean trying one approach for a few sessions and adjusting as progress and goals become clearer.
Confirm the specific session options before booking, as the biography does not list formats. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy home life. It can shorten travel time, allow shorter check-ins during a break, and remove the need to be on camera if that helps. Licensed professionals adapt exercises and homework to work well in remote sessions so skills learned in therapy can be practiced in everyday situations.
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Experience
25+ years
Listed in
Florida
Languages
English
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What concerns does she help with?
She works with addictions, relationship strain, family conflict, trauma, grief, anxiety, depression, stress, and related concerns such as codependency and communication problems.
How would she approach my issue in sessions?
She combines practical conversation with specific methods like CBT and ACT, focusing on strengths and actions you can try between sessions.
How much experience does she have?
She has 25 years of clinical experience working with a wide range of family and relationship issues.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is an LMHC and an LMFT licensed in Florida.
Can she work with people who speak other languages?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she accept international clients?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm the current session options before booking, as formats are not specified in the biography.
How are costs and getting started handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To start, select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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