Patricia Godwin
Compassionate, practical therapy for life challenges
LCSW Utah
- Experience
- 25 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Self esteem
- Approaches
- Gottman Method, Client-Centered Therapy
- Languages
- English
About Patricia
Patricia Godwin is a licensed clinical social worker with 25 years of practice helping people navigate stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, parenting challenges, and career transitions. She also supports those coping with grief, trauma, addiction concerns, ADHD, and compassion fatigue.
Background and approach
Patricia meets people where they are and focuses on practical steps to feel better day to day. Her approach is warm and interactive.
Sessions are conversational and goal-oriented, not lecture-style. Patricia listens closely, asks useful questions, and helps clients set small, doable changes.
She avoids stigmatizing labels and treats people with respect and sensitivity. In sessions she draws on Client-Centered Therapy to create an accepting space.
She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors. Patricia also incorporates Gottman Method ideas for improving communication and solving recurring conflicts.
Her work often blends motivational interviewing and solution-focused techniques to build momentum quickly. That means focusing on strengths, clarifying what matters most, and trying strategies that fit a client's life.
The result is straightforward, step-by-step progress toward clearer goals. Patricia practices as an LCSW in Utah and brings a long history of clinical work to each meeting.
She aims to be a steady partner through life changes like divorce, illness, caregiving, or career shifts. Her style is practical, compassionate, and oriented toward real-world solutions.
How Patricia’s Methods Translate to Online Care
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and building a trusting, respectful relationship. Online sessions use that same attentiveness so conversations feel collaborative and responsive. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions and tries small experiments to change patterns; it adapts well to video or phone work where worksheets and homework can be shared between sessions. The Gottman Method emphasizes improving communication and solving repeated conflicts, and techniques from it can be practiced and coached during remote sessions.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Patricia will ask about your goals, preferences, and daily life, and she will recommend ways of working that match what you want to change. That way the plan fits your needs and can shift if something is not helpful.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let you use screen-sharing for exercises and visual tools. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth or being on camera won't work. Live chat and text-based messaging support brief check-ins, coaching-style feedback, or ongoing tracking between sessions. These options make it easier to keep momentum while fitting therapy into a busy week.
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Experience
25+ years
Licensed in
Utah, Idaho
Languages
English