Patsy Tivitt-Moore, LCSW

Patsy Tivitt-Moore is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, and big life changes. She offers steady support for relationship strain, grief, addictions, body image and identity questions. Patsy aims to make the first steps easier to take.

Her approach is warm and straightforward. Sessions focus on practical skills and on understanding what matters to each person. She uses mindfulness and acceptance ideas to help clients notice thoughts and feelings without getting overwhelmed.

How therapeutic approaches adapt to online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and take small steps toward those values. Online ACT sessions often include exercises to notice thoughts and choose actions that match personal goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors; in remote sessions this can include homework, thought records, and live problem-solving to change patterns. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and increase calm, which translates well to short guided exercises during video or phone work.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss your goals and try methods that fit your needs and preferences. Decisions about which techniques to use are made together, and approaches can be mixed or adjusted as progress is tracked.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for full conversations and skill demonstrations, phone works well when bandwidth is limited, live chat can serve as a quick check-in, and messaging lets people share reflections between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy days and to keep continuity when schedules change.