Absolutely phenomenal person and therapist. There’s no-one like her. I feel renewed, and a lot more stable than before LOL.
Patricia Nelson, LCSW
Experienced mental health professional
Provides online counseling through BetterHelp
At a glance
Patricia is an experienced, licensed Mental Health Professional who specializes in affordable online therapy offered through our partner, BetterHelp.
- 5.0 stars
- Clients are very satisfied with Patricia. View 70 reviews
- Speaks English
- Offers Telehealth visits
- Licensed in New York and California
Recent reviews
I appreciate how understanding my Therapist is.
More about Patricia
- 25 years' experience
- Female
- LCSW
I am a Social Worker licensed in California and New York State with over 25 years experience working as a psychotherapist and life coach. I have worked with clients with a wide range of concerns including depression, anxiety, addiction, relationship issues, parenting problems, career challenges, OCD and ADHD. I also helped many people who have experienced physical trauma or emotional abuse.
My counseling style is warm and interactive. I believe in treating anyone with respect, sensitivity, and compassion. My approach combines cognitive-behavioral, humanistic, psychodynamic and rational-emotive counseling. I will tailor our dialog and treatment plan to meet your unique and specific needs.
It takes courage to seek for a more fulfilling and happier life and to take the first steps towards a change. If you are ready to take that step I am here to support and empower you.
I look forward to working with you!
Specialties
Treatment Approaches
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Licenses
Patricia Nelson's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1215062252.
- LCSW · New York · R078047-01 · Expires September 2025
- LCSW · California · 122337 · Expires May 2026
About online counseling
- Affordable.
- Pay a low flat fee.
- Convenient.
- Do it at your own time and at your own pace. Communicate whenever you feel it's needed.
- Available now.
- There is no waiting list and no calls to make. Simply fill out a short questionnaire and send your first message.
Online counseling, sometimes called teletherapy, refers to talk therapy delivered remotely through digital platforms, such as video calls, phone calls, or chat. It can be a great option for people who face barriers to traditional face-to-face therapy, such as those living in remote areas, individuals with mobility issues, or people with busy schedules that make it difficult to attend in-person sessions.
Teletherapy also offers greater convenience and flexibility, allowing clients to access care from the comfort of their homes. Research shows that the treatment outcomes with online counseling are often just as effective as with traditional therapy, providing a viable alternative for individuals seeking mental health support.
Reviews for Patricia Nelson
All reviews have been submitted by clients after seeing the provider.
Overall rating:
Absolutely phenomenal person and therapist. There’s no-one like her. I feel renewed, and a lot more stable than before LOL.
I appreciate how understanding my Therapist is.
Patricia has helped me so much. She is a very thoughtful and kind therapist
Patricia is kind, considerate and an absolute expert at what she does. My life has genuinely turned around for the better since I started working with her!
She is the one of the best. I am so greatful that she listens to me patiently, she understands where I'm coming from, she doesn't judge, and we can come up with solutions together. I am extremely greatful for her guidance
Patricia is a great therapist! Very knowledgeable and very empathetic. She constantly checks in with me and always makes me feel proud of myself whenever I do something good. Very grateful!
Patricia is a great support to me. And I appreciate her.
Patricia has been such a huge help. It’s the support I never knew I needed.
Absolutely wonderful human and therapist.
She has been absolutely fabulous and I wish I signed up sooner
Very wise in all aspects of life!! 10/10 highly recommended!
Patricia is very kind and supportive. She always encourages me and cheers me on and she is there when I need her guidance to help work through stuff. Patricia is always there when I need her and her prompt responses have been very reassuring.
Patricia answered my question and taught me a new technique. Problem solved, thank you!
She's helping me work through some very old and now current issues. I appreciate her being there for me to sound off and give me encouragement and backs up my thoughts. I appreciate her feedback.
I could not ask for a better match. Patricia responds promptly, checks in regularly and is attentive during sessions. Her insight has been helpful and timely.
A life changing experience
She is kind and compassionate and attentive.
I have been nervous to start therapy but have known I needed it for years now. Starting work with Patricia has been life changing. I was skeptical about how effective not working in person would be but Patrica’s warm personality and expertise comes through so easily. I look forward to our weekly sessions and am so glad I found her.
Wow where do I start. From the very first session, Patricia warm and kind spirit, freed me to share what I've been going through. She is a great listener and gives me feed back and suggestions. Our scheduled sessions are always to fit my schedule. And most importantly, I feel like I am being helped. I know, I won't get healed in five sessions. But at least the door is open and I am getting great tools. I actually hope I qualify to get more time. I really want to heal and learn to to to carry me a lifetime. I like working with her
Patricia has been a safe, calm and welcoming space to share sensitive information and the recent struggles I’ve been going through. I appreciate how intently she listens and how she responds with empathy and understanding. Her suggestions and guidance have been super helpful and already I’m seeing positive changes with putting plans into action. I’m thankful for her gentle nature and many years of experience!
Patricia has a warm soul. She listens intently and allows me to fully express my concerns. She’s almost too good
Patricia is wonderful. I really look forward to our conversations each week. She is so compassionate and understanding. She pays attention and really listens.
I recommend Patricia shes so sweet and listens to everything and gives me tools i can use to deal with what im going through
Patricia is a blessing!
Awesome therapist very supportive . Helped me change my life .
Patricia has always been a wonderful, kind, and understanding therapist. I appreciate that she listens to me whenever I feel the need to vent and provides advice when needed.
I’ve been receiving care with Patricia Nelson on a weekly basis since June 2023, and my first instinct is to mention that I believe she is sent by God! She has been instrumental in helping me through some exceptionally challenging times, and between her tender heart and Godly wisdom, I’ve grown and healed in many ways. God has used her to walk with me, stand beside me, and patiently nudge me to keep going when I’ve wanted to give in. She knows what to say, when to say it, and the experience and exercises she’s given me have opened my eyes and heart, giving me the courage and trust to try life again. Thank you God, thank you Patricia, and thank you Faithfulcounseling for contributing to my life. I thank God and Patricia for how much I have healed! May God be Glorified!
Patricia is thoughtful reflective and supportive. She's like your best friend that you've known forever!
Good listener, very kind.
Patricia has been very helpful, kind and understanding.
You are a wonderful therapist ✨
Patricia has been so lovely to work with! This is my first time using therapy of any kind and she has made it such a positive experience! She is kind, compassionate and supportive. I am thankful for her support during this season of my life and would recommend this platform to my friends and family!
Patricia was great at giving me support encouragement and beneficial insight on Ways for me to grow and improve in my life
I have now been meeting with Patricia for a month and a half and I would definitely recommend her as someone who has the ability to make you feel comfortable and at ease in opening up and helps you see things for what they really are. I didn't know what I was expecting in counseling at the beginning other than I knew I needed help in walking back through some dark times and dealing with thought patterns and behavioral patterns that I needed to understand and deal with. Just being able to talk with Patricia, who is trained to see and understand the connection between the puzzle pieces while I vocalize piece by piece my past while learning to live in the present has been such a help. Grateful for counseling and grateful for Patricia!
Great therapist, would definitely recommend!!
Patricia is kind, considerate and an expert in her field. But most of all, she has empathy for her clients.
Patricia has been a huge help to me in getting ahold of my anxiety and always replies quickly, she has so many helpful methods and for many types of people, shes been outstanding at helping me come to terms with many things and im glad to have had her as my therapist. I would highly reccomend her to anyone having issues with anxiety, fear related to relationships and major career stress. I feel i can enjoy my life again and she truly understood where i was coming from :)
Patricia is great! So glad to have found her.
I love Patricia shes a great therapist and a awesome person i recommend anyone to her if their looking for a therapist
Patricia helped me through a really tough time post the birth of my daughter and she helped me re-frame my mindset completely. I will be forever grateful for her help which has allowed me to enjoy being a mother.
She truly listens, understand, demonstrates sincere empathy, and is a genuinely supportive & helpful therapist.
She replies to my messages quickly all the time. And never once late for our video call sessions. She has been such a great help. I feel happier ever since I started seeing her. She’s a ray of sunshine and a very good therapist. I look forward to our sessions as it’s almost like talking to a friend more than a therapist. Love her!
Patricia is great, we have been working together for over two months and she has helped me get through a lot of challenges in my life. She’s made my transitions easier to deal with and she makes me feel very comfortable to talk about how I feel.
Patricia is always great at taking away the “big” points from what I say, even if I don’t recognize them right away. She always pushes me to work on myself while still celebrating the small victories. Within the first few minutes of our initial meeting I could tell she understood who I was and what I needed.
Very lovely and supportive. I enjoy our chats. She is always on time and helps me see things, recognize the issues and come up with a resolution.
Kind, insightful, and effective recommendations
Very kind. Seemed like I was talking with my best friend.
Patricia is incredibly well versed in her profession. She takes time to listen to my concerns, struggles, accomplishments and questions. She supports me by asking the right questions for me to know myself in a deeper way. Patricia gives me tools and exercises to use while I’m processing and growing. I would highly recommend her to anyone in need of a kind, nurturing, authentic therapist. She has helped me in more ways than I can write and I’m thankful for her service.
Thank you for being with me !
It's just been a few weeks but she is a gem. Enjoying all of our sessions and I think I am growing.
The best therapist I've had, great at communicating but the best part is you can tell she cares about the conversations
Patricia is very understanding and patient, she listens to me and works with me on my issues and concerns! Great therapist:)
She has given me some strategies that I can put in place right away. It has made such a difference in a short amount of time.
Patricia helped me to navigate a particularly painful situation with my emotionally abusive family. I was a mess before I found her and now I'm putting my life back together, feeling calmer and more hopeful than I have in years. Patricia is a great listener and has so much empathy. She celebrates my breakthroughs and gives me the tools to deal with my struggles. I'm so glad to have met her.
I love Patricia ❤️ and i recommend everyone to choose her as their therapist shes a very nice caring person and really cares about my feelings and my thoughts and shes easy to talk to
Great work, gives great insight and helps work through difficult times.
Love Patricia and she is very responsive and empathetic. The only critic I have is that she doesn’t call me out on stuff and challenge me. Tell me that im being stupid or something lol. I wont take it to heart. Otherwise very nice
She’s been super helpful even with my scheduling for work. I’m not the best at answering but she’s always reaching out to see how I’m doing. She’s helped me a lot with many struggling issues I have. She’s been a huge support for me
I love Patricia shes very understanding and tries to find different thinks to help me
Patricia has been incredibly helpful - she came to my aid when I most needed it and I have looked forward to our sessions where we can work through problems together. I like her solution based approach(techniques, mindset etc) but with deep understanding as well. Always compassionate and considerate, she takes the time to understand things from many different points of view and does not hesitate to gently offer advice. She always creates a calm atmosphere and makes you feel supported which is always important. Couldn’t recommend her enough
Patricia is understanding and helpfull. She is positive and nice. I like and enjoy our sessions.
Patricia has been really helpful and I plan to continue our sessions for another month.
I feel better after every session
Patricia is a great therapist, I highly recommend her
Very respectful, understanding, and knowledgeable!
Patricia's kind, understanding and positive approach to therapy and counselling has been of great value, and provided some much needed motivation throughout some difficult periods. She's been reliable, responsive and always supportive and enthusiastic in our sessions. Patricia helped keep focus on making progress, and most of all, appreciating any progress that was made, no matter how big or small. Invaluable. Highly recommended; especially if good and positive energy in the process is desirable.
She is so helpful, empathetic, and considerate, she even shares the same beliefs spiritually and is able to give me tools using that as well. I am so grateful to have been matched with her.
Wonderful! She is extremely thoughtful and provides a wide variety of techniques.
Patricia makes me feel comfortable and more confident talking about things that are important to me but that I've been struggling with to work on by myself. She's very understanding and caring and knows exactly how to make me feel better and hopeful for the future. I love our calls and the little chats and reminders in between.
It’s comforting to know that I have someone to listen to me without being judged and having someone who is supportive outside of friends. It’s nice that when I don’t message that she checks up on me even though sometimes I forget.
Frequently asked questions
Does Patricia Nelson offer telehealth visits?
Yes. Patricia Nelson works with clients by exchanging messages, chatting live, speaking over the phone, or video conferencing based on what works for the client at that particular time.
What language(s) does Patricia Nelson speak?
Patricia Nelson speaks English.
How many years of experience does Patricia Nelson have?
Patricia Nelson has 25 years of experience.
Where is Patricia Nelson licensed to practice?
Patricia Nelson is licensed to practice in New York and California.
Does Patricia Nelson accept clients outside of the United States?
Yes, Patricia Nelson accepts clients outside of the United States.
Is online therapy as effective as in-person therapy?
Numerous studies support the effectiveness of online platforms in facilitating life changes. For instance, research published by JMIR Publications, conducted by teams from the University of Berkeley, UCSF, and SF General Hospital, found that "users of BetterHelp experienced significantly reduced depression symptom severity after engaging with the platform."
What treatment approaches does Patricia Nelson offer?
Patricia Nelson offers clients Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, and Trauma-Focused Therapy.
How can I communicate with Patricia Nelson?
Patricia Nelson can be engaged in any one of four ways: (1) Exchanging messages, (2) chatting live, (3) speaking over the phone, or (4) video conferencing. You can use different ways at different times as you wish, based on your needs, availability, and convenience.
How do I get started with Patricia Nelson?
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