Licensed to practice in Florida and accepts 11 insurances. Specializes in Addiction, Coping Skills, Life Transitions and 7 more.
Paul Patti
(he/him)
New to Grow
I have over 45 years of experience as a practicing psychologist. My orientation is a strength based, solution focused cognitive behavioral therapy approach. Following a thorough assessment, my goal in our initial work together. is to identify in partnership with you an in-depth understanding of the issues that lead you to contact me. and to gain an understanding of how you have attempted to resolve these issues to date. In addition, we will ascertain what you see as your applicable strengths and abilities in prior comparable life situations. By the end of session one, our goal is to be able to agree on what solutions will look like for the issues that have led you to seek therapy. and to have a game plan as to how we will initially proceed. While I have worked with a wide range of clients over the years, the vast majority have had success in the various key areas (relationism, employment, family, peers, etc.) and they are now dealing with issues/problems / a crossroads, etc. where they are looking for some assistance as they navigate these current challenges
Get to know me
In our first session together, here's what you can expect
The initial session is very important. As noted above, the goal of that session is for both you and I to have a shared understanding of the issues that brought you into therapy. It is also for us to have a shared understanding of what a solution to the situation would look like. Our treatment will flow from this discussion.
The biggest strengths that I bring into our sessions
In my experience, mobilizing the inherent resources and strengths within an individual to address the issues at hand is key to finding solutions to these periodic challenges that occur in every life. In addition, I have an active, "engagement" oriented style in my therapeutic work. Over these many years, it has been a major source of satisfaction and gratification to me to have helped so many of my clients to successfully resolve the issues that brought them into therapy.
The clients I'm best positioned to serve
I have worked with a wide range client (young adult to geriatric). They are generally actively engaged in a full life and have successfully negotiated numerous challenges, issues and crossroads in the past. However, they now find themselves in a situation(s) that they have not yet been able to successfully resolve. I view therapy as an interactive, problem-solving partnership between myself and that individual, couple or family.
Specialties
Top specialties
Addiction
Coping Skills
Life Transitions
Other specialties
Career Counseling
Family Conflict
Men's Issues
Mood Disorders
Peer Relationships
Self Esteem
Sex Addiction
I identify as
Jewish
Man
Serves ages
Adults (18 to 64)
Elders (65 and above)
Licensed in
Florida
Accepts
Amerihealth Administrators
Arlo
Cash - $150 per session
Centivo
Cigna
Cigna - HealthEZ
EAP:Cigna
EAP:Evernorth
Evernorth
GTEB
Tufts Health/Cigna
Location
Virtual
My treatment methods
Strength-Based
From my experience, working from a strength based. solution focused approach allows am individual to utilize resources that are within themselves to address the issues at hand. Every person who enters therapy has already successfully resolved many past issues in their life. These experiences provide an invaluable roadmap in identifying the path to issue resolution for the client
Solution Focused Brief Treatment
Every client who enters therapy has an expectation that their presenting issues will be resolved and they probably have some idea of what this resolution will look like. From my experience, it is both therapeutic and efficient utilize these expectations in our initial session.
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
Maladaptive thoughts and misplaced behaviors create numerous issues and difficulties for us human beings. From my experience, focusing on them and bringing them into the light puts a person in the best position possible to make positive changes