Patricia had been my therapist for something like 3 years. Always a professional, always compassionate, and always a person in my corner. Patricia has helped me on levels that I am not sure I will ever be able to fully understand. Its hard to gauge if she is the best therapist out there. Thats a lot like asking a kid who the best mother or father in the world is. I can however, say, that she has been the very best therapist for me. She is the therapist I needed and true to form, she has never disappointed. Should you choose to work with Patricia, I advise being honest, open, and fully committed to your well-being and betterment. I advise this because I feel strongly that she always brings that same attitude to the session.

I refer clients and friends to Patti because I know she has the best interest of her client(s) at heart and the expertise to do what needs to be done to meet the needs of the client. Those needs may include at times setting boundaries with and for clients or challenging them at times. Therapy is at times very challenging. It takes professional integrity to work for the best interest of a client.

Would not go to Patti Shaw or Brenda Becker for advice on family counseling. They divided our family further. I was looking for help & family building. I was not looking to be right. However they belittled our roles as parents and made the children out to be victims of rules nd structure. ( we had no abusive moments prior to counseling or after) Their entire angle was about how the children felt emotionally and that everyone should follow a plan that only catered to the childrens feelings. Not to everyones roles as family members to each other. The icing on the cake was when we were told by the counselors not to go home and discuss with each other our feeling. Now what counselor tells people that communication is a bad thing...or that sharing your feeling with each other (even if you might disagree) is wrong. Unless they {the counselors) want to be in charge of the narrative. As parents you have feelings, roles and responsibilities. You have the weight of your decisions. To under mind the parents in order to empower the childrens role is destructive to the hierarchy of the family unit. by all means children need a voice, but not a voice that gives them power to not clean their rooms because it hurts their feelings. This is what I experienced in this office.

I love Patricia Shaw. She is real and makes you feel comfortable and welcome. She had years of experience.