Patricia (Trisha) Blackburn, LICSW, LCSW

Patricia (Trisha) Blackburn is a licensed social worker in New York with 20 years of practice. She uses a straightforward, respectful approach and starts by listening to what matters most to each person. Trisha focuses on relationship concerns alongside stress, anxiety, grief, parenting, and mood challenges. She works from the view that each person knows their story best and brings strengths into the room. Sessions are conversational and practical. Trisha helps people name patterns, try small changes, and track what helps day to day. Her background includes long-term work with people facing loss, addiction, compassion fatigue, and life transitions. She has supported people with sleep and eating concerns, attention differences such as ADHD, and issues linked to aging and caregiving. Her experience also covers trauma and abuse, postpartum and pregnancy concerns, and financial stress. Trisha draws on client-centered therapy to keep the focus on the person's own goals and values. She also uses mindfulness techniques to teach simple skills for calming the body and refocusing attention. Together these approaches aim to reduce overwhelm and build steady coping habits. Clients can expect an empathetic, down-to-earth style. Trisha invites people to set practical goals and to try steps that fit their everyday life. To start, she asks people to complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions based on availability.

How her approaches translate to online therapy

Client-centered therapy focuses on the person's experience and priorities. The therapist follows the individual's lead, reflects understanding, and helps clarify goals. This approach can help with relationship worries, parenting stress, grief, and mood concerns by keeping work grounded in what matters most to the client.

Mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention and breathing skills to reduce reactivity and ease anxiety. These practices are taught in short exercises and can be used between sessions to manage stress, sleeping problems, or overwhelming moments.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Trisha will talk with the client about needs, goals, and preferences and then suggest ways of working together. This is a collaborative process and can be adjusted over time as goals change.

Confirm the current online session options before booking, as the biography does not list specific formats. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time, allow a shorter check-in when needed, and let people use mindfulness exercises from their own routine. Licensed professionals can help tailor session pacing and homework so therapy fits daily schedules.