- Collaborative goal setting
- Trauma-aware approach
- Evening and weekend hours
About Patricia
Patricia Carrington is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and a Certified Social Worker (CSW) practicing in Wisconsin. She brings wide experience in social services, case management, and trauma work. Patricia describes herself as calm, nonjudgmental, and focused on practical outcomes. She aims to build trust quickly and work collaboratively on solutions that fit each person's life.
Patricia has long worked with people facing anxiety, depression, anger, substance use, and adjustment struggles. Her background includes many years supporting women and children affected by abuse and trauma. She also has experience with adoption and foster care concerns and with attachment issues that can follow early loss or separation.
Her sessions are goal-oriented and future-focused. Patricia draws on Client-Centered ideas to shape a respectful, listening stance. She blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy techniques to help people notice patterns and change unhelpful thoughts or behaviors. Emotionally-Focused Therapy and Mindfulness tools are added when emotion work and present-moment skills are helpful.
Patricia often helps people set small, practical goals and try them between sessions. She supports parents juggling school and work schedules and is accustomed to evening and weekend hours. Her communication style is direct and supportive, aimed at finding workable next steps rather than long lists of tasks.
With seven years listed in this profile context, she pairs clinical approaches with real-life problem solving. People who want a straightforward, team-based approach to stress, relationship strain, or recovery-related work may find her style a good match.
How therapeutic approaches guide online work
Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening and respect, letting the person lead the pace while the therapist follows with empathy and practical feedback. This approach helps when someone needs a steady, validating space to sort through feelings.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors. CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, and patterns that cause daily life disruption because it gives specific, practiceable skills.
Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) concentrates on understanding and shifting emotional responses in close relationships. EFT can help people improve how they express needs and respond to partners or family members.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work together. The therapist will collaborate with the client to decide which methods fit the client's goals, needs, and preferences, and will adjust plans as progress is made.
This profile does not list specific session formats here, so please confirm available options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow check-ins during evenings or weekends. Some formats are shorter or do not require video, which can help people with limited bandwidth, quieter surroundings, or tight schedules. Discuss practical needs with the therapist when you schedule to match format and timing to your routine.
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Experience
7+ years
Credentials
Wisconsin
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, anger, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting and self-esteem concerns, and many related areas including adoption and foster care topics.
What is her therapy style like?
Her style is calm and nonjudgmental, with a focus on practical, solution-focused work. Sessions usually involve setting achievable goals and trying small changes between meetings.
What experience does she bring?
She has a long background in social services and trauma counseling and the profile lists seven years of clinical experience in this therapist role.
What credentials and region are listed?
She is listed with the credentials LPC and CSW and practices in Wisconsin.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are offered?
The original biography does not specify online or in-person formats here, so confirm current session options before booking.
How does billing or cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working together?
Choose the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.