Patrick Scally
Compassionate, experienced clinician guiding practical change
MD, LCSW-C Maryland
- Experience
- 50 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Grief, Self esteem
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
- Languages
- English
About Patrick
Patrick Scally brings a pragmatic, client-focused approach to therapy that emphasizes evidence-informed strategies and empathic engagement. With an MD and Maryland license as an LCSW-C, he integrates cognitive behavioral techniques alongside client-centered and mindfulness practices to address mood concerns, anxiety, grief, and difficulties with motivation and self-esteem.
Background and approach
His long career has included work with trauma, addiction, relationship and intimacy issues, sleep disturbances, parenting challenges, anger, career transitions, and compassion fatigue. Across five decades of practice, Patrick adapts conversations and treatment plans to each person’s needs while valuing the client’s input into the process.
He frames therapy as a collaborative effort that seeks practical ways to improve coping and daily functioning, whether the focus is on managing stress, addressing addictive patterns, or working through loss.
Patrick’s background also encompasses a wide range of related concerns such as communication problems, codependency, divorce and separation, and co-morbid conditions, and he draws on motivational interviewing and psychodynamic ideas when helpful. He invites clients who are ready to take steps toward change to engage in a respectful, supportive therapeutic relationship.
Integrating CBT, Client-Centered Work, and Mindfulness Online
Patrick often uses cognitive behavioral techniques to identify and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which can help when addressing anxiety, depression, sleep problems, or motivation struggles. He also emphasizes client-centered principles, creating space for the client’s perspective and prioritizing empathy and collaboration in setting goals and shaping sessions. Mindfulness practices are introduced as needed to build present-moment awareness and stress management skills useful for grief, trauma reactions, and ongoing worry.Determining the right mix of approaches happens together; the therapist will invite conversation about your goals, preferences, and what feels most useful in early sessions. That collaborative process guides whether more structured CBT exercises, reflective client-centered dialogue, or mindfulness techniques are emphasized as therapy proceeds.
Online therapy offers flexible access to these methods through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These formats make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, continue work during life transitions, and sustain momentum between appointments, while allowing licensed professionals to adapt exercises and support to the medium that works best for each client.
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Experience
50+ years
Licensed
Maryland
Languages
English