Patricia (Trisha) Blackburn

Patricia (Trisha) Blackburn is a licensed clinical social worker in New York with 20 years of experience. She focuses on practical help for day-to-day struggles like stress, anxiety, grief, parenting concerns, and depression. Trisha starts by listening and treating each person as the expert in their own life.

She believes clients already have inner strengths to draw on. Sessions aim to help people notice those strengths and use them to manage hard moments. This can mean learning simple habits to reduce worry, handling loss without losing direction, or finding clearer ways to parent under pressure.

Trisha uses client-centered methods to keep the work grounded in what matters most to the person. She also draws on mindfulness therapy to teach attention skills and ease emotional reactivity. These approaches are used together to make therapy feel practical and relevant.

Her background includes two decades of varied clinical work in New York. That experience has shaped a calm, steady style that focuses on what helps now. She works with concerns ranging from sleep and eating problems to career stress and coping with life changes.

People come to Trisha for help with compassion fatigue, addictions, relationship and communication issues, ADHD, and aging or caregiver stress. She also supports those dealing with trauma, domestic violence, postpartum challenges, and financial or workplace worries.

How client-centered and mindfulness work online

Client-centered therapy focuses on the person's needs and goals. The therapist listens closely and follows what matters most to the client, helping them find solutions that fit their life. This approach is useful for stress, relationship concerns, parenting issues, and career-related decisions.

Mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices. These skills help people notice thoughts and feelings without getting swept away by them. Mindfulness can be helpful for anxiety, sleep problems, emotional reactivity, and coping with grief.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the client to decide which methods fit best, based on personal goals, day-to-day demands, and what feels comfortable. That choice can shift as progress is made.

The biography does not list specific online session formats, so please confirm the available options before booking. In general, online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, cut travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. Reach out through the Start Therapy flow to learn which session formats this therapist currently offers and to set up a first appointment.