Dr. Patricia Bell, LMHC
Florida · 15 years in practice
Dr. Patricia Bell is a licensed mental health counselor offering 15 years of experience in counseling and psychotherapy.
License and registration
- LMHC, Florida
- MH17390 · expires March 2027
- NPI
- 1295195840 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 15
- 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
Dr. Patricia Bell is a licensed mental health counselor offering 15 years of experience in counseling and psychotherapy. She uses practical, hands-on methods to help people manage stress, anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, addiction, and self-esteem concerns.
She trained to a doctoral level and combines several therapy methods in her work. Emotionally-Focused Therapy appears among the approaches she uses, and she also uses cognitive-based strategies to challenge negative self-talk and unhelpful behaviors.
Background and approach
Sessions aim to help people name emotions, try new ways of relating, and practice small changes between meetings. Clients often come with issues related to grief, trauma, parenting concerns, intimacy, or major life transitions. She also supports people coping with chronic illness, caregiving strain, body image, and career stress.
Practical problem solving and steady emotional support are common features of her sessions. Her approach is straightforward and collaborative. She listens first, then helps build tools tailored to each person’s needs.
Techniques may include focusing on emotions, working on thoughts and behaviors, and strengthening attachment patterns. Dr. Bell offers therapy that adapts to different situations and life stages.
She accepts international clients and provides sessions in English from Florida. People who want to begin can expect a clear path to scheduling and a focus on small, achievable steps toward feeling better.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Patricia lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Patricia names
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How emotion-focused and cognitive approaches translate online
Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people notice and name strong feelings, and then practice new ways of responding in important relationships. It can be useful for dealing with intimacy, attachment wounds, and patterns that keep repeating.Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) encourages noticing thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then choosing actions that match personal values. It often helps with anxiety, stress, and life changes by focusing on practical steps and committed goals.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful. Together they pick methods and adjust them as needed, so therapy fits real life and daily needs.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video is good for deeper conversation and reading facial cues. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited or a quieter check-in is needed. Live chat and text can be used for shorter check-ins, real-time coaching, or when writing feels easier than speaking.
These options let people fit therapy around work, family, or travel while keeping regular contact with a licensed professional who uses emotion-focused and cognitive methods to guide the work.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does this therapist address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, addictions, trauma and grief, eating and body image concerns, parenting and caregiving stress, ADHD, bipolar concerns, and related problems.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style mixes emotion-focused work with cognitive techniques and client-centered listening. Sessions tend to be practical, collaborative, and focused on small changes you can try between meetings.
How long has she been practicing?
She has about 15 years of professional experience in counseling and psychotherapy.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is Dr. Patricia Bell, LMHC, licensed in Florida and practices from that state.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and she also accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How does cost work for therapy with her?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with this therapist?
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