- Years in practice
- 7
- Credentials
- LPC, CSW
- Licensed in
- Wisconsin
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Family conflicts
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
About Patricia
Patricia Carrington is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, and a Certified Social Worker, CSW, practicing in Wisconsin. She brings seven years of formal clinical experience paired with extensive earlier work in social services and case management. Patricia is calm and approachable and focuses on practical steps parents can use right away.
She often works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and parenting challenges. Patricia prefers a straightforward, team-based style.
Background and approach
She listens first, then helps set clear goals. Sessions focus on what can change now and how to build routines that make daily life easier. She uses ideas from client-centered work and cognitive behavioral approaches to tackle patterns that get in the way.
Her background includes years supporting people affected by abuse, adoption and foster care questions, and other family stresses. That early work shaped a focus on safety, hope, and concrete coping skills. Patricia also helps with grief, relationship strain, substance concerns, and issues around identity and intimacy.
With parents she pays attention to practical scheduling and real-world constraints. She aims to find solutions that fit into busy lives, such as short skill-building exercises or communication strategies to use between sessions. Patricia draws on mindfulness and emotionally focused ideas to improve awareness and connection.
Therapy typically moves at the client’s pace. Sessions can include problem-solving, role practice, and homework tailored to family life. Patricia frames progress in small, measurable steps so parents can see changes week to week.
What Patricia works with
Everything Patricia lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Patricia helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Patricia lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How therapy approaches guide online parenting support
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and building on what already works in your life. The therapist follows your lead, reflects what she hears, and helps you set goals that make sense for your family. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, targets unhelpful thoughts and patterns and replaces them with practical skills and new behaviors you can try at home. It often helps with anxiety, mood, and stress that affect parenting.Finding the right approach is a shared process. Patricia will talk with you about your goals and preferences and suggest techniques that seem like a good fit. Together you can try different tools and keep what helps while adjusting what doesn’t, so therapy stays practical and relevant to your daily routine.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different needs. Video is useful for in-depth conversations and role practice, phone calls work well when bandwidth is limited, and messaging or chat can be used for brief check-ins or homework support. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, school, and parenting duties.
Questions people ask about Patricia
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, parenting challenges, relationship issues, substance concerns, grief, and identity-related struggles.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is calm and collaborative. She listens closely, helps set clear goals, and uses practical strategies you can try between sessions.
What is her background and experience?
Patricia has seven years of clinical experience as a counselor plus extensive prior work in social services and case management, including work with people affected by abuse and foster care situations.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds LPC and CSW credentials and practices in Wisconsin.
Which languages are supported and can international clients be seen?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How does cost work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are delivered through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to start working together?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a session based on the therapist's listed availability.
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