Patricia Maksoudian, LMFT
Compassionate therapist for relationship and life stress
Book with PatriciaWorks with
- Anger
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
How Patricia works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LMFT
- Licensed in
- Michigan, Indiana
- Years in practice
- 26
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Patricia
Patricia Maksoudian is a licensed marriage and family therapist with 26 years of experience. She focuses on relationship strain, grief, trauma, anxiety, anger, and major life changes. Patricia aims to make therapy straightforward and practical for people who feel stuck or overwhelmed.
Her style is warm and direct. Sessions often center on understanding patterns between people and the emotions under them. She helps clients name feelings, improve communication, and rebuild trust after painful events.
Background and approach
Patricia draws on Emotionally-Focused Therapy and the Gottman Method to address relationship and intimacy concerns. She also uses mindfulness practices and trauma-focused work to support stress reduction and trauma recovery. These approaches are used to help people notice patterns and try new ways of relating.
She has supported women, veterans, and people navigating blended family situations, attachment questions, and commitment worries. Work may include addressing family of origin issues, infidelity, guilt, or complicated grief in ways that fit each person’s life. Patricia brings a Christian-informed perspective when requested, offering space to explore faith alongside emotional challenges.
The focus is on practical steps and clearer communication rather than abstract theory. People who choose her often want a therapist who listens closely, sets straightforward goals, and helps them practice new skills between sessions. Patricia offers structured conversation and gentle challenge to encourage steady progress.
What Patricia works with
Everything Patricia lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Patricia's practice.
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Stress, Anxiety
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Women's issues
Approaches Patricia lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Using Emotion and Evidence Online
Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people identify and change the negative cycles that keep them stuck in conflict or distance. It focuses on the emotions under behavior and supports clearer connection and trust in relationships.The Gottman Method offers concrete skills for improving communication, handling conflict, and rebuilding friendship and intimacy. It uses small, practical steps that partners can practice between sessions to shift interaction patterns.
Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and grounding practices that reduce reactivity and help people notice feelings before they act on them. This can be useful for stress, anxiety, anger, and coping after trauma.
Choosing the best approach is collaborative. Patricia will work with each person to figure out which methods fit their goals, needs, and preferences. She combines approaches as needed and adjusts over time based on what helps most.
Online therapy offers flexibility and easier access to consistent care. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat can be useful for brief check-ins, and text-based messaging supports ongoing reflection between appointments. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives and keep progress moving forward.
Questions people ask about Patricia
What kinds of problems does she address?
She supports people dealing with relationship strain, family problems, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, stress, anxiety, anger, career concerns, depression, and coping with life changes.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is warm and direct. She focuses on clear communication, emotion recognition, and practical skills people can try between sessions.
How much experience does she have?
She has 26 years of clinical experience working with a range of relational and emotional concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a LMFT - licensed marriage and family therapist - with licenses in Michigan (MI LMFT) and Indiana (IN LMFT), and she practices from Indiana.
Can sessions be provided in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not accepting international clients at this time.
Which session formats are available?
Sessions may take place by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to match different schedules and preferences.
How is cost handled for therapy?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are billed through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin therapy?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.