Patricia (Pat) La Plante

Patricia (Pat) La Plante is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Colorado with over 31 years of clinical work. She focuses on grief and loss, trauma, and crisis intervention, and has experience supporting people through hospice and end-of-life concerns. Pat has worked in hospitals, private practice, and agencies, and has responded as a crisis counselor to disasters and community emergencies.

Pat brings a straightforward, companionable style to sessions. She describes her role as walking beside people - offering guidance, mentorship, and encouragement rather than fixing problems for them. Conversations look at how a situation developed and practical steps to address what is holding someone back.

Her background includes a Bachelor of Arts in Communications from Virginia Tech, a Master of Arts in counseling, and a Master of Arts in spiritual formation. She also completed a minor in nutrition, which she used when supporting people with eating concerns.

Pat's clinical work has included hospital settings, mobile crisis teams, shelters, and community mental health agencies. That range gives her familiarity with urgent situations and long-term struggles such as chronic illness, caregiver stress, and complicated grief.

In sessions she draws on client-centered methods and evidence-based tools to help with anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress, and relationship challenges. She aims to help people reconnect with a sense of purpose and move toward the life they want.

Pat welcomes people who need practical support and steady presence during difficult transitions and losses.

How these approaches translate to online support

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and following the client's lead. The therapist provides empathy, reflection, and a nonjudgmental presence to help people sort out feelings and choices. This approach is helpful for grief, despair, and finding direction.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect. It uses practical exercises and short-term strategies to reduce anxiety, manage depression, and change unhelpful habits. Clients often work on concrete goals between sessions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods to try first and will adjust plans based on what feels helpful. Clients and the therapist set goals together and check progress as they go.

The therapist's biography does not list specific online session formats. Confirm available formats before booking so you know whether video, phone, or other options are offered. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, allow quieter or shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time for people dealing with illness or caregiving. Licensed professionals can use these options to continue steady support during transitions and crises.