Patrick Gribel, LMHC

Patrick Gribel is a Florida Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) who works with adults facing anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, low self-worth, burnout, and major life transitions. He provides services in English and Portuguese. He welcomes conversations about identity, culture, faith, and questions of meaning.

Patrick's approach is warm and collaborative. He listens closely and helps people notice patterns that repeat in their lives. Sessions move at a thoughtful pace and focus on what is happening now as well as what lies beneath the surface.

He draws on attachment-based ideas and psychodynamic and humanistic perspectives to look at early relationships, unspoken expectations, and the roles people fall into. That background helps when someone wants to understand why certain feelings or behaviors keep returning. Patrick invites curiosity rather than quick fixes.

Work with him often includes practical coping strategies alongside deeper reflection. He encourages small, manageable changes and clearer communication. The aim is to help people feel steadier and more able to handle everyday challenges.

Patrick emphasizes a respectful, nonjudgmental space. He helps clients build insight about patterns like self-criticism, avoidance, and repeated relationship dynamics. Clients do not need to have everything figured out to begin treatment.

With four years of clinical experience in Florida, Patrick offers supportive, patient work for adults seeking clearer direction, steadier mood, and better ways of coping with life changes and health-related stressors.

How his approaches guide online sessions

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people notice tough thoughts and feelings without getting ruled by them, and then take committed steps toward what matters. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at patterns of thinking and behavior, teaching practical skills to reduce anxiety and improve mood. Attachment-Based Therapy explores how early relationship patterns affect current connections and reactions, which can help with intimacy and trust issues.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked before. Together they decide whether to emphasize skills practice, deeper relationship work, or a mix of both, and they adjust the plan over time.

Confirm the therapist's current session options before booking, as formats are not specified here. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week and to follow up on practice between meetings. It can also allow shorter check-ins, phone conversations when bandwidth is limited, or scheduling during a break at work. Licensed professionals can tailor session focus and pacing to suit daily life while helping clients apply skills and insight to real-world situations.