Therapist profile
Patricia McCullough, LCSW
Pennsylvania
LCSW in Pennsylvania - Stress and Trauma
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- Credentials
- LCSW
- License
- LCSW, Pennsylvania / CW016846
- NPI
- 1356588032
- Experience
- 39 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Pennsylvania
About
About Patricia
Patricia McCullough is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Pennsylvania with 39 years of practice. She helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, or problems related to addiction. She also supports those coping with trauma, low self-esteem, and relationship patterns such as codependency.
In sessions she focuses on clear, practical conversation. She listens to what is difficult now and what has been tried before. Patricia uses approaches that help people understand how their early attachments and current habits affect how they relate to others. She also works with skills to manage intense emotions and with structured techniques to shift unhelpful thoughts.
Clients can expect a direct, person-centered style that centers the client's goals. Patricia draws from client-centered therapy to keep the work focused on the person's experience. She also incorporates cognitive behavioral tools to challenge thought patterns and dialectical behavior skills for tolerating distress and improving emotion regulation.
Her background includes long practice across clinical settings, and she has used trauma-focused methods such as EMDR with people who have a history of abuse or dissociation. She has experience supporting people with caregiving stress, chronic illness, adoption and foster care concerns, and separation or divorce.
Patricia works in Pennsylvania and conducts work in English. If someone wants to move forward they are asked to use the site matching steps to schedule a first appointment and to confirm the current session options before booking.
How sessions work
Therapeutic approaches and how they translate to online work
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns. Online sessions can help a person notice how they seek approval, avoid conflict, or feel abandoned in relationships and then practice new ways of relating. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. In an online session clients can work through specific thinking patterns, try behavioral experiments, and use worksheets or thought records between meetings.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences and then recommend a mix of methods that fit the person's situation. This is a collaborative process where techniques are adjusted over time based on what helps most.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life - it can reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins during a break, and let people join without needing to be on camera if that feels better. It also makes it simpler to use tools like worksheets, guided breathing, or in-session skill practice while at home or another quiet place.
Areas of focus
Areas of expertise
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
39+ years
Listed in
Pennsylvania
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma and abuse, and self-esteem issues. Additional areas include codependency, attachment concerns, caregiver stress, and chronic illness management.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is person-centered and practical. She combines conversational, goal-focused work with skills-based techniques when helpful.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 39 years of professional experience as a clinician. That span reflects work across a range of common mental health concerns and care settings.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker - PA LCSW - and practices in Pennsylvania.
Do sessions take place in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people from other countries work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
What are the session formats she offers?
The biography does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options before scheduling.
How do I begin working with her and what does it cost?
Begin by selecting the See online therapy options button and completing the short matching questionnaire to schedule a first session. Cost varies by location and uses a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.