About Patricia Wakefield

I am a seasoned clinical social worker with experience helping individuals, couples, families, and organizations.  I help clients work from a perspective of compassion, awareness, and flexibility so they are more like to thrive.  I seek to provide steadiness and warm support when you feel most challenged and vulnerable.  My clinical training includes family counseling, community mental health, and medical social work.  As a former research scientist, I bring a spirit of curiosity and knowledge of biology to complement modern understanding of Eastern and Western psychology. 

Background

BA, Biology, Wellesley College 
SM, Applied Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology 
Published cancer researcher 
Tilted at windmills in corporate America 
Management consultant based in beautiful Nassau, Bahamas 
MSW, Clinical Social Work, Florida State University 
​MBA, University of Wisconsin MBA Consortium

Clinical Credentials and Licenses

I work as a telemedicine psychotherapist using technology powered by American Well.  I earned an MSW in clinical social work from Florida State University in 1999.  have clinical licenses* in Pennsylvania, California, Massachusetts, and Michigan.  You may work with me whenever you are physically located in one of these states.  For a complete list of which payers I may work with, visit AmericanWell.com's Who We Work With page.