- crisis clinic experience
- case management skills
- guilt and shame focus
About Patricia
Patricia Ballesteros is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) in California with 12 years of clinical experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, addiction, grief, bipolar disorder, and depression. Patricia also addresses communication problems, forgiveness, guilt and shame, loneliness, life purpose, self-love, and social anxiety.
Patricia spent part of her career in a county mental health crisis clinic. There she worked as a clinician evaluating people for psychiatric hospitalization and providing short-term therapy and case management. Her work in crisis settings included outreach and coordination with law enforcement.
She has experience treating people in acute distress, including those with bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, PTSD, depression, and other serious mental health concerns. Patricia has worked with minors, adolescents, and adults in crisis settings, using clinical judgment to plan next steps and supports.
In sessions she listens carefully and focuses on practical steps people can try between meetings. Conversations often cover what led to current feelings, patterns in relationships, and ways to manage intense emotions day to day. She emphasizes realistic plans and clear goals.
Patricia blends clinical experience from crisis work with ongoing therapeutic care. That background informs how she assesses risk, coordinates services, and helps people find manageable ways to address guilt, shame, and other concerns. To begin, prospective clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
Therapeutic approaches and how they work online
Patricia draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change. One common approach helps identify unhelpful thoughts and tests them against real-life evidence to reduce intense emotions and avoidance. This can help with anxiety, depression, and social fears.Another approach focuses on managing crisis and safety by creating clear plans and short-term strategies. That work is aimed at stabilizing severe mood swings, suicidal thinking, or other urgent struggles while planning longer-term care.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Patricia will review the issues, goals, and personal preferences and suggest techniques to try. The choice of methods is collaborative and can change as needs evolve.
The biography does not specify which session formats are offered, so confirm current options before booking. In general, remote sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into busy days, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. They can also let people continue care between in-person appointments or when local services are limited. Licensed professionals can discuss which format will best fit a person’s schedule and clinical needs during the initial match questionnaire and first session.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
12+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she work with?
Patricia works with stress, anxiety, addictions, grief, bipolar disorder, and depression. She also focuses on communication problems, forgiveness, guilt and shame, loneliness, life purpose, self-love, and social anxiety.
How does she approach feelings of guilt and shame?
She talks through the events and beliefs that keep guilt or shame active and helps people test new ways of thinking and behaving. Sessions aim to produce small, practical steps to reduce overwhelming feelings.
What is her professional background?
She has 12 years of experience and has worked in a county mental health crisis clinic. That work included evaluating for psychiatric hospitalization, delivering therapy, and offering case management.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT, practicing in California.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not currently accepting international clients.
What formats are used for sessions?
The original biography does not list specific session formats. Confirm current session options before booking to know which formats are offered.
How does billing work and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. Exact pricing is provided during the sign up process.
What steps are needed to start working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.