Whether supervising my thoughtful team of Associate Marriage & Family Therapists, educating about body-based psychology, or sharing my personal story - years of experience reveal I'm most at home guiding clients and audiences toward connection and greater understanding.

With the heart of a preschool teacher, the mind of a therapist, and the spirit of a poet, I excel at making complex concepts accessible—fostering practices that elevate our clinical work, workplaces, and human connections.

I invite you to explore my website and professional portfolio for more details. I look forward to connecting with you soon!

Warmly,
PatrickLyra*

*Pronunciation: Pah-trikLie-rah

Bio

PatrickLyra Wilder (they/them) PatrickLyra (Patrick+Lie-rah) Wilder is a licensed Marriage & Family Therapist in somatic psychotherapy private practice. Their work often centers complex trauma integration, identity formation, neuroaffirmation for Autism and ADHD, survival of high control religion/“cultishness,” and healing from harmful relationships—including unethical non-monogamy and toxic efforts at polyamory.

With advanced training from Yale School of Medicine’s Child Study Center, followed by a decade of teaching preschool and kindergarten, PatrickLyra utilizes human development science (including attachment) paired with inner family systems to help clients cultivate healthy, self-anchored connections that may include kink, relational anarchy (def’n: no one relational style is better or healthier than any other) and neuroaffirmation.

A current participant in LA CAMFT’s White Therapists Fighting Racism, PatrickLyra previously served as the founding Director of the new LGBTQIA+ Programs at Pacific Pride Foundation from 2015–2020, where they championed intersectional competency in LGBTQIA2S+ and BIPOC mental health in a number of California’s rural “flyover” regions.