Patricia Lehr, LCSW

Patricia Lehr is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with advanced training in social work and education. She holds a Master of Social Work from Washington University in St. Louis and a Master of Education from the University of Texas at San Antonio, and she brings four decades of clinical experience to her practice.

Over her career she has provided therapy and mediation across private practices, schools, juvenile courts, and community health organizations. She has worked with a wide range of people - children, teenagers, young adults, families, and older adults - from diverse backgrounds, developing practical skills to address life transitions and day-to-day challenges.

Her clinical interests include parenting issues, play therapy for children focusing on friendships and loss, support for autistic children around social needs, and work with teenagers and young adults on relationships, anger management, and career decisions. With adults aged 65 and older she has addressed loneliness, depression, and the emotional aspects of aging. Additional focus areas include blended family issues, caregiver stress, communication and control concerns, workplace challenges, grief, and women's issues.

Patricia integrates client-centered, existential, motivational interviewing, and solution-focused approaches. She meets clients where they are, helping them explore strengths and life experience while introducing practical skills to build self-esteem, improve relationships, and foster healthier daily functioning. She works in English and draws on long experience supporting people through change, loss, and the stresses of everyday life.