Colleen Prendergast

Colleen Prendergast is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Wisconsin who helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, and major life changes. She works with adults across the lifespan who are dealing with depression, ADHD, relationship struggles, caregiver strain, addiction, and the emotional impact of illness and loss. Colleen brings 18 years of experience to each conversation and focuses on meeting people where they are.

Her sessions start by building trust and a steady working relationship. She aims to create a nonjudgmental space where clients can speak openly about what worries them. Colleen uses a mix of practical strategies and reflective conversation to help people manage symptoms and make clearer choices.

She draws on approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and mindfulness practices to teach skills for stress, mood, and coping. Client-centered methods guide how she listens and responds. Techniques from Dialectical Behavior Therapy and motivational interviewing are used when emotion regulation and change are the goals.

Colleen also supports people facing grief, hospice and end-of-life concerns, and caregiver burnout. She offers tools for processing loss, handling complicated emotions, and planning next steps in difficult seasons of life.

Her style is warm, energetic, and practical. Colleen aims to help people leave sessions with at least one useful step they can try between meetings. She asks clients to set goals together so therapy fits their life and values.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice painful thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then choose actions that match their values. It is useful for anxiety, depression, grief, and life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and trying practical behavior changes to reduce symptoms and improve daily functioning. It works well for mood concerns, worry, and obsessive thinking. Mindfulness therapy emphasizes present-moment awareness and simple exercises to calm the body and mind, which can reduce stress and help with emotion regulation.

Finding the right approach is part of the work with the therapist. Colleen will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. She tailors techniques over time so therapy stays relevant and practical.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Many people choose online sessions because they can fit therapy into busy days more easily, reduce travel time, and allow a shorter check-in when schedules are tight. Online work also makes it simpler to continue care during life transitions and to practice skills between meetings. Licensed professionals can adapt ACT, CBT, and mindfulness exercises to remote sessions in ways that support steady progress without promising any specific outcome.