"Helps children understand they are not alone and gives hope to brighter days.

A must resource for parents, educators, and counselors everywhere." - A.R., LPC, RPT-S

BIPOC Affirming

LGBTQ+ Affirming

​Creating a safe, open and compassionate space for all individuals  

regardless of ethnicity, immigration status, gender, economic status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, or spirituality

Leela and the Days of Rain

Read more about Leela and the Days of Rain.  A story of a young girl who moves and finds herself isolated and lonely. 

See how Leela finds hope once again.

Available at Amazon and at a location near you!  

Rita Patel, LCSW, RPT, SEP provides a variety of services for children, adolescents, and adults. Her work focuses on empowering individuals and families to live with insight, balance, compassion, and joy. Rita helps individuals work towards wholeness and healing with a variety of methods and tools. Counseling sessions are available in person and online.

There are numerous benefits of counseling and psychotherapy including

• learning to cope with anxiety and depression
  
• healing from traumatic and stressful events
  
• increasing self-esteem 
  
• improving relationships
• breaking generational patterns of abuse
  
• learning regulation and coping skills 
• finding balance and much more
  

​​​​​Patel Garcia Counseling & Wellness, LLC

  compassion . support . healing