Patricia (Trisha) Blackburn , LICSW, LCSW

Patricia (Trisha) Blackburn is a New York licensed social worker with 20 years of professional experience supporting people through stressful and life-altering challenges. She works with individuals coping with stress and anxiety, grieving loss, navigating parenting difficulties, and managing depression, bringing steady clinical guidance and practical support to each interaction.

Holding the credentials LICSW and LCSW - Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker and Licensed Clinical Social Worker - she combines professional training with an emphasis on collaboration and respect for each person’s lived experience. Trisha believes that the individual is the expert in their own story and that existing strengths are central to addressing what feels overwhelming.

Her approach honors courage and momentum, acknowledging that taking the first step toward therapy requires resolve. She aims to create a supportive space where clients can identify resources within themselves, set manageable goals, and build strategies to move forward. Patricia values a compassionate, strengths-based process that centers the client’s goals and perspectives as the foundation for change.

Client-Centered and Mindfulness Approaches Delivered Online

Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes the individual’s own knowledge and values, offering a respectful, nonjudgmental stance that helps people explore concerns at their own pace. This approach can be useful for those working through grief, parenting challenges, or depression by centering personal goals and strengths.

Mindfulness Therapy encourages present-focused awareness and gentle acceptance of thoughts and feelings, with practical techniques to reduce reactivity and support emotional regulation. It can be particularly helpful for stress, anxiety, and building coping skills in daily life.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Patricia (Trisha) Blackburn works together with each person to determine which methods best match their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting the plan over time as progress and circumstances evolve.

Online therapy with licensed professionals offers practical flexibility - sessions can take place by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging - making it easier to fit care into busy schedules, maintain continuity during life transitions, and access support from home or while traveling.