Patricia (Tricia) Ring

Patricia (Tricia) Ring is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), a master’s-level licensed professional trained to provide clinical therapy. She is licensed in Indiana (IN LCSW 34008022A) and brings 28 years of clinical social work experience to her practice. Her career began with a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology, followed by years of casework and later a Master’s degree in Social Work. She earned both degrees in Connecticut and relocated to Indiana in 2017.

Tricia uses evidence-based methods with a strong emphasis on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), helping people examine unhelpful thought patterns and build practical coping skills. Her background and training also include Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, trauma-informed therapy, Emotional Freedom Technique, behavior modification, problem solving, and harm reduction. She has experience supporting clients navigating depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress, and bipolar disorder.

Her clinical work includes adults ranging from young adulthood through midlife, and she has experience with blended family dynamics, family-of-origin concerns, adoption-related issues, domestic violence recovery, brain injuries, and veteran and armed forces issues. Tricia also has extensive experience working with people across a wide range of identities and relationship structures, including non-binary and transgender clients, queer and gay clients, and alternative lifestyles.

Tricia approaches therapy as a collaborative process, working with each client to identify interventions that fit their goals and needs. She makes space for each person’s unique story and believes clients are the experts on their own experiences, with strengths that can support meaningful change. She also values appropriate humor as part of the work, helping clients move through challenges with warmth, encouragement, and steady support.