Patricia Godwin, LCSW

Patricia Godwin is a licensed clinical social worker with 25 years of experience helping people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, and life transitions. She also supports people dealing with grief, addiction, trauma and abuse, parenting concerns, career questions, and compassion fatigue. Patricia speaks English and practices from Utah.

Her approach is warm and interactive. Sessions focus on practical steps and clear goals. She avoids stigmatizing labels and meets each person where they are.

Patricia often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which helps people spot unhelpful thoughts and change behaviors that keep problems stuck. She also draws on Client-Centered Therapy to build a respectful, accepting space, and the Gottman Method for work on relationship patterns and communication.

She brings motivational interviewing and solution-focused techniques when people want faster, goal-directed work. Those methods are useful for building motivation, planning next steps, and trying small experiments between sessions.

With years of clinical practice, Patricia blends structured tools with conversational support. She tailors what happens in sessions to each person's needs and goals. The focus is on skills you can use between meetings to manage symptoms and move toward the life you want.

Therapy methods and online support

Patricia commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which can reduce anxiety and depression symptoms and improve daily functioning. She also uses Client-Centered Therapy to create a respectful, accepting environment where people feel heard and can set their own goals. The Gottman Method is used when relationship patterns and communication are a focus, offering concrete skills for difficult conversations and trust rebuilding.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Patricia will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and what feels most useful, then adapt methods to match those priorities. She encourages feedback so the work stays relevant and practical.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is low or for shorter check-ins. Live chat and text-based messaging work well for brief updates, coaching between sessions, or when messaging fits a busy schedule. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into work, family, and treatment routines while using the therapeutic approaches that fit each person's needs.