Patricia "Tricia" Conlon , LMFT

Patricia "Tricia" Conlon is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with 24 years of experience. She helps people facing relationship strain, grief, trauma, anxiety, depression, and issues related to intimacy and addiction. She also supports parents, caregivers, and people navigating major life changes.

Tricia uses straightforward, practical methods in sessions. She often combines cognitive behavioral ideas with emotion-focused and acceptance-based approaches. She listens for how family patterns and attachment styles affect current problems. Conversations focus on what is happening now and on small changes that can make daily life easier.

Her background includes work across healthcare, nonprofit agencies, and clinical teaching. She has provided clinical care in oncology, psychiatry, substance abuse, dementia services, and integrative medicine settings. She has also taught virtual classes for the College of Health Sciences and Nursing at the University of Phoenix.

Tricia holds a Master of Science in Marriage and Family Therapy from Nova Southeastern University and a Bachelor of Arts in General Psychology from the University of North Carolina at Asheville. She is a Florida Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist - LMFT.

She brings added training in dementia education and crisis intervention for first responders. In sessions she helps people clarify goals, practice new ways of relating, and manage difficult emotions so they can move forward from loss, trauma, or major life transitions.

Approaches and online options for relationship and trauma care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice painful thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then move toward actions that match their values. It can be useful for anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns. It helps people understand how they connect with partners and family and work toward more secure ways of relating.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals and try methods that fit their needs. That could mean using acceptance-based techniques for stress, emotion-focused work for relationship repair, or cognitive tools for managing negative thoughts.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy fit into busy lives. Video lets people use face-to-face conversation when that feels helpful. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth or camera use is limited. Chat and messaging can be used for shorter check-ins or ongoing support between longer sessions. These options aim to increase flexibility and help people keep therapy consistent despite hectic schedules.