Patricia McCullough, LCSW - Therapist in Pennsylvania

Stress and anxiety
Addictions support
Attachment focus

About Patricia

Patricia McCullough is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Pennsylvania with 39 years of experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, and depression. Her background includes support for issues tied to abandonment, adoption and foster care, and attachment concerns.

Patricia focuses on straightforward conversation and practical steps. She uses a mix of approaches to help people understand patterns that keep causing pain. Sessions look at how early family roles and expectations continue to shape relationships and choices today.

Her practice draws on methods that help people change thoughts and behaviors, build emotional regulation skills, and process distressing memories when needed. She pays attention to how attachment experiences from childhood affect trust, closeness, and boundaries now. That perspective is useful for people who notice repeated patterns across relationships.

Patricia aims to work at a pace set by each person. She combines direct skills coaching with listening and reflection. For someone dealing with addiction, mood struggles, grief, or chronic illness, she will address practical coping and decision-making alongside emotional themes.

People who choose her often want clear steps and an emphasis on understanding family of origin influences. To begin, visitors are invited to use the site's matching process and schedule a first session after completing the short questionnaire.

How Patricia’s approaches translate to online work

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns. Online sessions using this lens help people notice how childhood roles affect trust and closeness now. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors. In online meetings CBT is used to set small experiments and practice skills between sessions.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Patricia will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. Together they decide whether to focus on attachment themes, thought patterns, or skills training and adjust as progress is made.

The practical benefits of online work are about fitting sessions into life. Many people find it easier to schedule appointments around work or caregiving. Online meetings can make shorter check-ins and weekly skill practice more doable. Because session formats were not specified in her biography, confirm the current online options before booking so you know how sessions will be arranged.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, Anxiety Addictions Trauma and abuse Self esteem Depression

Additional focus areas

Abandonment Adoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityBlended family issues Caregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependency Communication problems Control issuesDissociationDivorce and separationDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFertility issuesForgiveness Guilt and shameHoardingInfidelity Isolation / loneliness Life purpose Money and financial issues Mood disordersObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPersonality disordersPhobiasPost-traumatic stressSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobia Women's issues Workplace issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

39+ years

Listed in

Pennsylvania

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does she help with?

She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, and depression. Additional focus areas include attachment issues, abandonment, and caregiver stress.

What is her therapeutic style like?

She blends client-centered listening with practical skills and strategies. The approach is aimed at understanding patterns and changing unhelpful thinking and behavior.

How much experience does she have?

She has 39 years of professional experience as a clinician. That experience includes work with mood, addiction, and attachment-related concerns.

What credential does she hold and where is she based?

She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in Pennsylvania. Her practice is located in Pennsylvania.

Which languages are supported?

Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not accepted at this time.

What session formats are offered?

Session formats are not specified in the biography. Please confirm the current session options before booking.

How are fees handled?

Cost varies with location and services. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Use the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session through the platform.

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