Patricia Borrello-Monie, LCSW

Patricia Borrello-Monie is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 28 years of experience. She focuses on everyday problems like stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, career worries, grief, and depression. She aims to make the first step easier by offering calm, practical support for people who want more balance and motivation in life.

She creates a welcoming space where thoughts and feelings can be shared without judgment. Sessions are straightforward and focused on what matters to the client. Patricia listens, asks questions, and helps people sort through feelings and choices so they can move forward.

Her work draws on approaches like Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Client-Centered Therapy. She blends practical tools with a person-centered attitude to help people build new habits and change unhelpful thinking. Mindfulness and motivational techniques are used when they fit the client's needs.

Patricia has helped people cope with relationship concerns, family stress, trauma and abuse, intimacy issues, eating and sleeping problems, anger, bipolar concerns, and life transitions. Additional areas include aging and caregiver stress, hospice and end-of-life concerns, and veteran and armed forces issues.

She practices in Louisiana and works in English. If someone wants to begin, the usual process is to complete the site's matching steps and schedule time to talk. Patricia aims to be a steady, practical partner in the work of change.

How her approaches translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then choose actions that match their values. It can be useful for anxiety, depression, and big life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on spotting unhelpful thinking and testing new behaviors. It often helps with anxiety, panic, phobias, and mood concerns. Client-Centered Therapy centers the conversation on the person's experience, with the therapist offering empathic listening and gentle guidance to help people find their own solutions.

Choosing the right approach is part of the process. Patricia will collaborate with each person to see what fits their goals, needs, and preferences. That means trying methods, checking how they work, and adjusting the plan together as progress is made.

Session format details are not specified in the profile, so confirm current options before booking. In general, online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life - it can reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins when days are tight, and make scheduling around work or caregiving simpler. Licensed professionals can use the same therapeutic tools online as they do in person, helping people practice new skills and try different ways of coping in daily life.