Patricia Giarraffa is a certified school counselor working toward licensure in mental health counseling. At Brooklyn Center for Mindfulness and Psychotherapy, Patricia works with adults facing psycho social challenges using CBT/ DBT and mindfulness techniques. Patricia uses a client centered approach, which focuses on the whole person rather than just the presenting problem. Patricia also has extensive experience working with children. She has worked with both general and special education populations, at-risk children and adolescents within school settings. Patricia is experienced in working with anxiety, depression, ADHD, developmental disabilities and life transitions.