Patricia (Trish) Woodson, LPC

Patricia (Trish) Woodson is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who has worked in Virginia since 2001. She brings 25 years of clinical experience across community mental health, school settings, and private practice. Trish focuses on practical strategies that help people manage day-to-day life and move forward when things feel stuck.

Her style is warm, accepting, and encouraging. Sessions are usually collaborative and solution-oriented. She listens for strengths and builds small, doable steps to reach a client’s goals.

Trish often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which helps people notice and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. She also uses Solution-Focused Therapy to identify quick, realistic changes clients can try between sessions.

She has worked with concerns such as stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy problems, anger, self-esteem, and coping with life changes. Trish also has experience with ADHD, blended family issues, adoption and foster care questions, and challenges that follow divorce or separation.

Her background includes supporting people facing trauma, domestic violence aftermath, cancer-related concerns, and career or commitment questions. Trish aims to provide straightforward tools and support, helping people find clearer paths through hard situations.

How Trish Uses Practical Therapies Online

Trish draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people spot unhelpful thoughts and patterns, then practice different ways of thinking and acting. CBT can be useful for anxiety, depression, stress, and many everyday struggles where behaviors and thoughts keep problems going.

She also uses Solution-Focused Therapy, which narrows in on what is already working and builds small, concrete changes. That approach is helpful for clients who want short-term, goal-directed support and clear next steps between sessions.

Choosing the right approach is a team effort. Trish will talk with each person about their goals and preferences, try out strategies, and adjust the plan as needed. The first few sessions often include a look at what helps most and what to prioritize going forward.

Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more accessible. Video works well for deeper conversations and visual cues. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or a short check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging make it easier to fit brief notes or quick support into a busy day. These options give flexibility so people can choose what fits their routine and communication style.