Patricia Foyder-DeVoe , LCSW

Patricia Foyder-DeVoe is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 25 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, and relationship struggles. She practices from New York and speaks English and Spanish. Patricia centers therapy on building an honest, respectful connection so clients can feel understood as they work toward change.

Her approach blends psychodynamic ideas with practical, hands-on techniques. She draws from client-centered methods to make space for each person's story. She also uses cognitive behavioral and dialectical techniques when useful to tackle thinking patterns and emotional regulation.

Patricia has supported people facing depression, grief, trauma, and addiction concerns. She also helps with intimacy-related problems, body image and eating issues, caregiver stress, and life transitions like divorce or career shifts. She pays attention to attachment and abandonment themes when they are affecting relationships.

Sessions aim to clarify what the person wants from therapy and build steps toward those goals. Patricia offers a straightforward, nonjudgmental style and practical tools alongside deeper conversation about patterns from the past. The work usually mixes short-term strategies and longer-term reflection.

Clients can choose video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging for ongoing support. The subscription model used for sessions can be canceled at any time, and Patricia does not take international clients.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Patricia uses client-centered therapy to keep the session focused on the person's experience and priorities. This approach emphasizes listening, empathy, and responding to what matters most to the individual, which helps with self-esteem, relationship concerns, and life changes.

She also draws on cognitive behavioral therapy, which looks at thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going. CBT offers concrete strategies for anxiety, depression, eating issues, and coping with cravings or addictive patterns. Dialectical behavior therapy techniques are used when emotion regulation and distress tolerance skills are needed, especially for intense feelings and relationship reactivity.

Choosing the right mix of approaches is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, try methods that fit those goals, and adjust the plan based on what helps. This collaborative process aims to match tools to the client's needs and preferences.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to get support. Video calls let people have a face-to-face conversation when a longer session is useful. Phone sessions are an option when bandwidth is limited or someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging can be useful for brief check-ins, homework, or ongoing support between sessions. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life while keeping the focus on progress and practical skill-building.