Patricia (Tricia) Ring, LCSW

Patricia (Tricia) Ring is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, known professionally by the credential LCSW which stands for Licensed Clinical Social Worker, who brings extensive clinical experience to her practice in Indiana. She earned a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology followed by a Master’s degree in social work, both awarded in Connecticut, and relocated to Indiana in 2017. With three decades of clinical social work experience, Ring applies evidence-based methods with a strong emphasis on cognitive behavioral techniques to help people manage mood and anxiety concerns.

Her training also includes dialectical behavior therapy, trauma-informed approaches, Emotional Freedom Technique, behavior modification, problem solving, and harm reduction, allowing her to tailor interventions for depressive disorders, anxiety disorders, post-traumatic stress, and bipolar disorder. Ring has worked with individuals from young adulthood through midlife and has extensive clinical experience addressing blended family dynamics, family of origin issues, adoption and foster care challenges, domestic violence recovery, brain injury recovery, and veteran needs.

She has supported people across gender identities and sexual orientations, including females, males, non-binary, trans, queer, and gay clients, and those with alternative lifestyles. Ring emphasizes a collaborative process that honors each person as the expert on their own story, uses humor when appropriate, and focuses on strengths to empower change. She aims to guide clients toward their goals with practical interventions and empathetic support.