About Patrick
Patrick Gribel is a Florida Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) who works with adults facing anxiety, depression, relationship strain, low self-worth, burnout, and major life changes. He also supports people exploring identity, culture, faith, or questions of meaning. Sessions are offered in English and Portuguese.
He uses a warm, collaborative, and depth-oriented style. Conversations focus on what is troubling someone now while also noticing patterns that keep problems repeating. Patrick pays attention to early relationships, self-criticism, and the roles people take with others.
How Patrick works
Therapy is thoughtful and unhurried. Patrick invites reflection and helps bring less-visible patterns into view. The work aims to help people feel steadier and understand themselves more clearly.
He draws on several approaches to guide conversations and practical steps. Expect a mix of exploring feelings, looking at past influences, and learning new ways to manage stress and emotions. The goal is steady change rather than quick fixes.
Patrick frames sessions as respectful and nonjudgmental. He encourages curiosity about how past experiences shape current choices. Starting therapy does not require having everything figured out first.
People who want a thoughtful pace and attention to deeper patterns may find this approach useful. If you're seeking clearer self-understanding and steadier coping, Patrick offers a space to work through those concerns.
Patrick lists 16 ways of working on the entry:
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Systemic Therapy
What Patrick works with
The areas below are the ones Patrick selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Trauma and abuse
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LMHC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 4 |
| Languages | English, Portuguese |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Florida |
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Online support options
Approaches that guide online work and how they help
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on noticing thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them. It helps people live according to their values while handling stress, anxiety, and difficult emotions. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns and connection needs. It can help those who notice repeating relationship struggles or trouble trusting others. Client-Centered Therapy centers the person's experience and uses empathic listening to build understanding and self-direction; it supports people working through identity questions, low self-worth, and life changes.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Patrick will collaborate with each person to decide which methods feel most helpful. He combines listening to what is happening now with curiosity about deeper patterns to tailor the process to your goals and preferences.
If you are considering online sessions, confirm the currently supported formats before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when time is limited, and remove travel time so therapy can be part of a weekday routine. Therapists and licensed professionals adapt exercises and reflection work for virtual meetings so progress can continue even when meeting remotely.
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