- Years in practice
- 15
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Colorado
- Languages
- English, Spanish
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
- Focus
- Parenting issues
About Patricia
Patricia Heiner is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Colorado with 15 years of clinical experience. She speaks English and Spanish and focuses on helping people facing stress, anxiety, parenting strains, relationship and family problems, and mood concerns. Her background includes work with civilians and military-connected clients across a range of life challenges.
Patricia keeps sessions straightforward and compassionate. She creates a welcoming space where clients can talk through what feels hard and learn practical tools to manage emotions.
Background and approach
She often blends listening with clear, usable strategies so people leave with steps they can try between sessions. Her work covers many common concerns including trauma and abuse, depression, addictions, grief, and coping with life changes. She also supports people dealing with communication problems, blended family issues, abandonment, and difficulties around intimacy and commitment.
Patricia takes a broad view of how personal history and current stressors affect day-to-day functioning. Patricia uses well-known therapy approaches such as client-centered methods, cognitive behavioral techniques, dialectical behavior tools, existential ideas, and mindfulness practices to match each person’s needs. She aims to tailor the mix of techniques to what will help most in a person's life right now.
For parents feeling overwhelmed, she focuses on practical parenting strategies and handling family conflict without assigning blame. Getting started typically involves a short matching process and scheduling a first session to set goals and priorities.
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
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Abandonment
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Patricia lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic 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.
Therapeutic approaches and online options for parenting and stress
Client-centered therapy focuses on understanding each person's perspective and building a trusting relationship. It helps people feel heard and supported while they decide what changes to make and when.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns and teaches practical skills to change them. It is useful for anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and many everyday struggles parents face.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, offers tools for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and improved communication. Those skills often help with strong emotions, relationship conflicts, and coping during big life changes.
Figuring out which approach to use is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and what's felt helpful in the past. Together they adjust methods so sessions feel relevant and manageable.
Online therapy makes it easier to fit help into a busy life. Video calls let people work face to face from different locations. Phone sessions can be a good option when video is difficult or bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging allow quick check-ins, brief coaching, or ongoing support between longer sessions. These formats give flexibility for parents and people juggling work, caregiving, or travel while working with licensed professionals and therapists to address their concerns.
Questions people ask about Patricia
What concerns does she commonly address?
She helps with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, parenting issues, addictions, relationship and family problems, grief, and coping with life changes.
How would you describe her therapy style?
The approach is accepting, encouraging, and welcoming. Sessions mix listening with practical steps clients can try between meetings.
What kind of experience does she bring?
She has 15 years of experience working as a mental health therapist with both English and Spanish speakers and with civilian and military-connected populations.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor with a Colorado LPC credential and practices from Colorado.
Which languages are supported during sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.
Can international clients work with her?
She is not currently accepting international clients.
What formats are available for sessions?
Sessions can be conducted by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How does cost and scheduling work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select Start Therapy, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule based on availability.
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