About Patricia
Patricia Maksoudian helps people facing relationship strain, trauma, grief, anxiety, anger, and stress. She is Patricia Maksoudian, a licensed marriage and family therapist with 26 years of experience.
Background and approach
Her work also covers career-related stress, depression, compassion fatigue, and intimacy concerns. She focuses on everyday problems people bring to therapy.
Sessions often center on improving communication, increasing emotional connection, and processing past hurts. Patricia uses practical steps and listening to help people feel understood and make small changes that add up.
Her approach draws on Emotional-Focused Therapy and the Gottman Method to address how people relate to one another. She also uses mindfulness practices and trauma-focused work when memories and intense reactions get in the way of daily life.
These methods are used to help manage strong emotions and rebuild trust in relationships. Patricia brings many years of clinical experience to her sessions and a steady, empathetic presence.
She frames therapy as a collaborative process where goals are set together. People leave sessions with clear, doable next steps and tools to practice between meetings.
Patricia practices in Indiana and speaks English. She aims to support people dealing with family origins, blended family adjustments, commitment worries, infidelity, guilt, shame, and issues related to veterans and post-traumatic stress.
Her style is warm, direct, and focused on real-world solutions.
Approaches that shape online sessions
Patricia commonly uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy and Mindfulness Therapy in online work. Emotionally-Focused Therapy focuses on identifying feelings and changing patterns that block closeness, which helps when people struggle with communication or intimacy. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and increase the ability to notice emotions without being overwhelmed.Finding the right approach is part of the process. Patricia will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and then suggest one or a mix of approaches. She works collaboratively to adjust methods as needs change so sessions stay practical and relevant.
Online therapy is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction for deeper conversations. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text are useful for brief check-ins or ongoing guidance between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a workday, to follow up after sessions, and to use tools in the moments they matter most.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
Also works with
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Stress, Anxiety
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 26 years
- Licensed
- Michigan, Indiana
- Languages
- English