Patricia "Tricia" Conlon , LMFT

Patricia "Tricia" Conlon is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) with a long career focused on supporting individuals, couples, and families through change, loss, chronic illness, and trauma. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in General Psychology from the University of North Carolina at Asheville in 1997 and completed a Master of Science in Marriage and Family Therapy at Nova Southeastern University in 1999, becoming licensed as an LMFT in 2003. Her practice centers on couples and family systems, women's issues, and work with first responders and high-achieving professionals coping with depression, anxiety, complex trauma, and bereavement.

Conlon maintains specialized training that includes certification as an Alzheimer’s Level I and II Trainer through the University of South Florida, and CISM training for crisis intervention with first responders and community organizations. She is also trained in cognitive behavioral therapy, mindfulness meditation practices, EMDR, and hypnotherapy. Her professional background spans nonprofit agencies and healthcare administration, with clinical roles in integrative medicine, oncology, psychiatry, substance abuse, and dementia services. She taught virtual courses for the College of Health Sciences and Nursing at the University of Phoenix for ten years.

Looking ahead, she intends to pursue certification as an Integrative Mental Health Professional and to expand her hypnotherapy work and writing, aligning her training to support whole-person recovery and integrative wellness for motivated clients.

Approaches for Online Relationship and Trauma Work

Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) focuses on identifying and reshaping emotional patterns in relationships so couples and families can build stronger connections and resolve recurring conflicts. It is often used for intimacy-related issues, attachment concerns, and relationship distress.

Attachment-Based Therapy explores how early attachment experiences shape current relationship dynamics and emotional responses, helping clients rework patterns that affect parenting, blended families, and bonds with partners and caregivers.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) offers practical tools to recognize and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which can ease symptoms of anxiety, depression, stress, and coping difficulties while supporting healthier day-to-day functioning.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to identify goals, preferences, and needs, and together they will choose or blend methods that best support healing and growth.

Online sessions by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging provide flexibility for clients balancing work, caregiving, or health concerns. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care, attend appointments from home or on the go, and access licensed professionals even when in-person visits are impractical.