With over 40 years of experience, she has assisted adults, adolescents, children, families and groups in their path toward healing and self-discovery. Her therapy ranges from brief and crisis-oriented, to in-depth and long-term. Dr. Pat Webbink treats anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy issues. She has experience in insight-oriented psychotherapy, spiritual counselling, conflict, grief, ADHD, Adult Children of Alcoholics, gifted children, women’s issues, guided imagery through music, weight loss, smoking cessation, and she also conducts psychological testing for all ages. She is fluent in Spanish and French and has a working knowledge of German. Her goal is to help clients develop a new and improved understanding of themselves and their relationships.
Dr. Pat Webbink’s clients describe her as compassionate, innovative, accepting, and holistic. As an active participant in the therapy process, she uses in-depth approaches customized to the needs of each individual. She has been trained in many different approaches and uses what fits best for each individual.
She has also conducted national and international workshops in several languages on various topics including overcoming difficulties, realizing greater potential, becoming more self-confident, and creating well-being. In addition to seeing individuals, couples, and families in psychotherapy, her clients include businesses, private groups, government agencies and non-profit organizations. After observing her work, John Bradshaw (well-known TV personality and author of best-selling psychology books) called her a “master therapist”.
Dr. Webbink received her Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Duke University in 1974. The author of The Power of the Eyes (Springer, 1986), she has published a second book on relationships called “The Intimacy Dance of Stingers and Clingers”. It is available on Amazon.com. She is currently writing another book on relationships called “Stingers and Clingers” in The Dance of Love: Eight Steps to Relationship Harmony. She has also appeared on radio (Voice of America in three languages), television (ABC, CBS, The Oprah Winfrey Show and “Good Morning America”), and in print (Washington Post, New York Times, Wall Street Journal) and produced 16 self-help imagery tapes. She is listed in several “Who’s Who” publications.