Patricia McCullough, LCSW
Pennsylvania · 39 years in practice
Patricia McCullough is a licensed clinical social worker with nearly four decades of experience helping people navigate stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma, and depression.
License and registration
- LCSW, Pennsylvania
- CW016846 · expires February 2027
- NPI
- 1356588032 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 39
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Patricia
Patricia McCullough is a licensed clinical social worker with nearly four decades of experience helping people navigate stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma, and depression. She meets each person with care and straightforward support. Her approach focuses on practical steps to feel steadier and more able to cope.
Patricia adapts conversations and plans to fit each person’s situation. She listens for the issues causing the most strain and helps set small, doable goals.
Background and approach
Sessions are collaborative and paced to match what someone can manage right now. Her work draws on therapies that target both feelings and daily skills. That means addressing upsetting memories, building better emotion regulation, and changing thought patterns that keep people stuck.
She pays attention to how early relationships and attachment shape current struggles. People often come for help with addictions, low self-esteem, or ongoing stress. She also supports those dealing with abandonment, attachment concerns, chronic illness or caregiver strain, and life transitions such as divorce or aging.
Patricia has worked in Pennsylvania settings for many years and brings a calm, respectful style to sessions. She encourages steady progress through clear steps and regular review of goals. Her goal is to help people feel more in control of their choices and day-to-day life.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Patricia lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Patricia names
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
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Online support
Using EMDR and skill-based therapies online
Patricia draws on EMDR to address painful memories and attachment-based work to explore how early relationships affect current feelings. EMDR focuses on processing difficult experiences that continue to cause distress, while attachment-based therapy looks at patterns in relationships and how they shape coping. Both approaches can help with trauma, anxiety, and relationship-related concerns.She also uses client-centered methods to keep sessions grounded in what the person says matters most. Finding the right combination of approaches is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss options, try what seems to fit, and adjust plans based on the person’s goals and preferences in a collaborative way.
Online therapy is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make care flexible. Video is useful for in-depth sessions and EMDR-style processing when eye movements or visual focus are used. Phone sessions can be a good choice when bandwidth is limited or a check-in is needed during a break. Live chat and text-based messaging work well for brief updates, skill reminders, and ongoing support between longer sessions. These formats let people fit therapy into busy lives and keep regular momentum toward their goals.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does she commonly address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, and depression, along with related issues like abandonment, attachment difficulties, chronic pain or illness, and caregiver stress.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is collaborative and practical, combining emotion-focused work with skills training. She adapts sessions to the person and uses both talk and structured techniques to make change manageable.
What is her professional background?
She holds a Pennsylvania LCSW and has 39 years of professional experience working with clients across a range of concerns.
Where is she based and licensed?
She is licensed as an LCSW in Pennsylvania and practices from that state.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available for online care?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How do costs and subscription work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
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