Patricia (Trish) Woodson , LPC

Patricia (Trish) Woodson is a Licensed Professional Counselor who has practiced in Virginia since 2001. She brings 25 years of experience helping people navigate stressful times, grief, relationship challenges, and big life changes. Trish aims to make therapy straightforward and useful for everyday life.

Her work comes from practical approaches. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Solution-Focused Therapy to help clients identify unhelpful patterns and try small, realistic changes. Sessions are warm and encouraging, with a focus on steps people can take between meetings.

Trish has worked in community mental health clinics, school settings, and private practice. That background gives her experience with a wide range of concerns including anxiety, depression, ADHD, family-of-origin issues, blended family challenges, adoption and foster care topics, and intimacy-related problems.

People who meet with her can expect a collaborative style. She listens for concrete goals and helps set short-term plans while also addressing deeper issues like trauma, grief, or compassion fatigue. She also supports clients facing career stress, body image worries, or struggles with commitment and control.

Her approach suits people who want clear tools and steady support. Trish works to keep interventions accessible so clients can apply them between sessions. She speaks English and practices in Virginia as an LPC.

Evidence-informed approaches and online care

Patricia draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Solution-Focused Therapy to guide online work. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps identify and shift unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns that feed anxiety or depression. It is useful for stress, mood concerns, and coping with life changes. Solution-Focused Therapy emphasizes small, concrete steps and goals. It is practical and goal-oriented, often helping people make steady progress when they want fast, measurable changes.

Choosing the right approach is part of the first few sessions. She collaborates with clients to match techniques to their goals, preferences, and daily routines. That means trying strategies, reviewing what helps, and adjusting plans together as progress is made.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for conversations that need visual cues, while phone sessions can fit a short break at work or require less bandwidth. Live chat and text messaging are helpful for brief check-ins, managing day-to-day stress, or when writing out thoughts feels easier. These options make therapy more flexible and can help people fit care into busy lives.