- Client-centered
- Motivational focus
- Practical tools
About Patti
Patti begins by listening and validating feelings. She uses a client-centered stance and motivational interviewing to help people clarify goals. From there she adds strategies such as cognitive behavioral work, dialectical behavior techniques, solution-focused tools, and skills training as needed.
Patti has worked in community mental health settings and began her career as an addictions counselor. That background gave her experience across many concerns, including substance use, grief, trauma, anxiety, depression, and caregiving stress. She also works with people facing hospice and end-of-life counseling issues.
Her approach is casual and inviting. Sessions aim to leave people with at least one practical tool to use between meetings. Patti describes counseling as a collaborative process and adapts techniques to fit each person’s goals.
She also provides clinical supervision to problem-solving court participants, including drug court, mental health court, and veterans court. Patti’s focus is on helping people make steady, practical changes and on supporting them through difficult life transitions.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
3+ years
Credentials
Illinois
Languages
English
How Patti’s approaches work online
Patti draws on client-centered work and cognitive behavioral strategies to guide sessions. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening, acceptance, and helping people set their own goals so they feel understood and able to move forward. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps identify patterns of thinking and behavior that maintain problems and introduces practical exercises to change them.Finding the right approach is part of the process. Patti works collaboratively to figure out which methods fit a person’s needs and goals and adjusts techniques as progress is made. Clients and the therapist decide together what to try and when to change course.
The biography does not state specific online formats, so confirm session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit counseling into a busy week, shorten commute time, and allow sessions during a lunch break or between appointments. It also makes it possible for international clients who speak English to connect with a licensed professional in Illinois. Practical benefits include focusing on skill practice between meetings and using tools tailored to real-life routines.
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Patti commonly address?
Patti works with a wide range of issues including anxiety, depression, addiction, grief, trauma, caregiver stress, and hospice and end-of-life counseling.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
She starts with a client-centered, listening-first approach and uses motivational interviewing to help people set goals before adding other techniques.
What is her professional background?
Patti has experience in community mental health and began as an addictions counselor; she also provides clinical supervision for problem-solving court participants.
Where is Patti licensed and based?
She is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor with an Illinois LCPC credential and practices in Illinois.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and she also accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm current session options before booking.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist arrangements; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Patti?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.