About Patricia Rich, LCSW



Patricia Rich, LCSW, founder of the Relating Well Center, is a therapist with twenty years of professional experience. She obtained her undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan where she graduated Phi Beta Kappa, and soon afterwards was awarded a Masters Degree in Clinical Social Work from the University of Chicago. She completed additional training in marriage and family therapy at the Institute for Juvenile Research at the University of Illinois in Chicago. She worked in community mental health centers in clinical and supervisory positions for ten years.

She has worked with individuals, couples, and families at all stages of the lifespan including new parents of babies and those caring for the elderly and facing the end of life. She has trained in a variety of programs that teach skills for successful marriages and relationships and enjoys sharing this useful information with her clients during the course of therapy.She has been a presenter at the Smart Marriages conference and has taught relationship skills in a variety of settings.

Patty's style is friendly and collaborative. She combines caring, compassion, and deep listening with specific suggestions, strategies, and feedback that help people to feel better and make progress toward their goals.

She helps people to get to the heart of their concerns and to make meaningful changes in their lives.

Areas of special interest include:

  • Strengthening couples' relationships
  • Coping with anxiety and depression
  • Overcoming addictive behaviors
  • Increasing meaning and spiritual connection
  • Supporting family caregivers of the elderly and/or ill
  • Making life changes
  • Navigating diverse cultures (interfaith and cross-cultural relationships, immigration issues)
  • Counseling pre-marital couples
  • Helping people build deeper connections to themselves, others, and their communities.


    Call (215) 760-3519 or send an email for more information; to set up an appointment; or to schedule a free telephone consultation.

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