Patricia Donovan, LCSW

Patricia Donovan is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Texas who uses a strengths-focused, solution-oriented approach. She draws on twenty years of clinical experience to help people manage stress and anxiety and work through relationship and family concerns. Patricia aims to create a calm therapeutic space where clients can talk about what matters and take practical steps forward.

She blends practical methods with a client-centered stance. Patricia uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) alongside Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) and Motivational Interviewing to address mood concerns like depression and bipolar symptoms, grief, trauma, and issues with self-esteem. Sessions emphasize clear goals, small behavioral changes, and ways to cope with life’s ups and downs.

Patricia also brings personal life experience as a wife and a parent to her work. She understands the strains of parenting, family dynamics, and caregiving and helps people untangle codependency and family of origin problems. She welcomes conversations that include spiritual beliefs when clients find that helpful.

Her background includes a Bachelor of Arts focused on psychology and sociology and a Master of Social Work from Indiana University. Patricia offers encouragement, practical tools, and a focus on insight that leads to change. She holds a Texas LCSW and works with clients in English.

To start, she asks people to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a session based on availability. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How her approaches translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people notice what matters to them and take committed action toward those values, even when strong emotions appear. It can help with anxiety, stress, and coping with life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks down unhelpful thoughts and behaviors into manageable steps and teaches skills to shift thinking and routine actions, which suits anxiety and mood concerns well. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) centers on understanding and reshaping emotional responses in close relationships to improve connection and reduce distress.

Finding the right approach is a shared process. Patricia will discuss options with each person and together they decide what fits goals, preferences, and daily life. That collaborative planning can include trying one approach for several sessions and adjusting as needed.

The original biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Many people find remote work helpful because it can fit into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and avoid travel time. Online sessions also make it possible to practice skills between meetings in everyday settings. Patricia integrates practical exercises and goal tracking that translate well to remote conversations, and she will help set a plan that works with the client’s routine.