Patricia

Ms Patricia Itzel

Licensed Clinical Social Workers

“I am an experienced licensed clinician in Maryland and Virginia specializing in cognitive behavioral therapy and strength-based counseling to help clients successfully achieve their goals. I am compassionate, genuine, and honored to help you on your journey to find balance, joy, and wellness.”

About Me

As an experienced licensed clinician, I offer compassionate, genuine support. We will work together using cognitive behavioural therapy and your unique strengths. This approach helps you explore challenges and find clear ways forward. My aim is to guide you towards achieving your personal goals. Many clients find this leads to greater balance, joy, and lasting wellness.

Approach

You’ll notice early on a focus on practical, hopeful steps that build momentum toward clearer choices. In my Pasadena office I offer sessions in English where I move between focused skill practice and gentle reflection, pacing each meeting to your needs. I guide short experiments, cognitive reframes, and values-based planning, and we use brief between-session tasks to test what works in daily life. This way of working often suits adults facing transitions, burnout, or renewed questions about purpose.
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Basic Information

In-person

Services

Services Offered:

  • Coaching

    A goal-oriented practice focused on identifying objectives, overcoming obstacles, and taking action, centred on the present and future rather than past difficulties.

  • Counseling

    A form of talk therapy providing a safe, confidential space to explore feelings, thoughts, and behaviours with a trained professional.

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  • Psychotherapy

    In-depth therapeutic work that explores patterns in thoughts, emotions, and relationships to produce lasting psychological change.

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  • Personal Development

    The ongoing process of self-awareness, self-improvement, and reaching one's potential, pursued not because something is wrong but to live more fully.

Works With:

  • Adults
  • Elderly
  • Individuals
  • Parents

Area of Expertise

Scope of Practice:

  • Life Transitions

    Major life changes, such as relocation, retirement, parenthood, or career shifts, that disrupt routine and require psychological adjustment.

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  • Anxiety

    Persistent worry, nervousness, or fear that is disproportionate to the situation and interferes with daily functioning.

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  • Mood Disorder

    A category of mental health conditions, including depression and bipolar disorder, in which a person's emotional state is significantly and persistently disrupted.

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  • Divorce Counseling

    Counselling for individuals or couples going through separation or divorce, addressing the emotional, practical, and relational dimensions.

  • Stress / Burnout

    The body and mind's response to prolonged or excessive demands. When sustained, it can lead to emotional exhaustion, detachment, and reduced functioning (burnout).

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  • Personal Development

    The ongoing process of self-awareness, self-improvement, and reaching one's potential, pursued not because something is wrong but to live more fully.

  • Self-Esteem

    A person's overall sense of their own worth and value. When chronically low, it can drive self-doubt, avoidance, and difficulty in relationships.

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  • Spiritual or Faith-Based Counseling

    Counselling that integrates spiritual or religious beliefs into the therapeutic process for people who want faith to be part of their healing.

Professional Title:

  • Licensed Clinical Social Workers

    A social worker licensed to provide clinical therapy, diagnosis, and treatment for mental health conditions.

Credentials

Registrations

Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Qualifications

University of Maryland, Baltimore

Service Areas

Telehealth Only

In-person

Pasadena, Maryland

United States