About Eugenia
Eugenia Patru is a licensed social worker with 35 years of professional experience. She holds a Michigan LCSW and a Michigan LMSW and brings a steady, practical presence to sessions. Eugenia focuses on helping people who are dealing with stress and anxiety and related challenges.
She aims to make sessions feel open and nonjudgmental so people can say what they are really feeling. Eugenia values clear, direct conversation and helps people sort through painful thoughts and strong emotions.
Background and approach
She encourages small, manageable steps toward change rather than sudden, drastic shifts. Eugenia uses techniques from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy to address patterns that keep people stuck. Those approaches help with anxiety, mood concerns, and coping with trauma or loss.
She also supports people facing relationship struggles, caregiving strain, addiction concerns, grief, and life transitions. With a long career across Michigan and Louisiana licensure, she draws on varied clinical experience to match treatment to a person’s needs. Sessions focus on practical skills, problem-solving, and building healthier day-to-day habits.
Eugenia works with clients to set realistic goals and track progress over time. People who prefer straightforward guidance and collaborative planning often find her style helpful. She invites clients to talk honestly, practice new skills between sessions, and revisit what’s working.
The overall aim is clearer thinking, better coping, and more control over daily stressors.
How CBT and DBT work in online sessions
CBT, or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, focuses on identifying unhelpful thought patterns and changing behaviors that keep problems going. It uses structured exercises and homework to reduce anxiety, improve mood, and handle stress more effectively. DBT, or Dialectical Behavior Therapy, teaches skills for managing intense emotions, improving relationships, and tolerating distress. It emphasizes practical skills like mindfulness, emotional regulation, and effective communication.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and day-to-day challenges and then try methods that fit those needs. Over time the plan can be adjusted based on what helps most, combining elements of CBT and DBT when useful.
Online therapy with this clinician uses video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to offer flexibility. Video is useful for in-depth work and skill demonstrations. Phone sessions can be easier when a quieter or simpler connection is needed. Live chat and messaging allow brief check-ins, coaching-style support, or ongoing practice between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to keep momentum between meetings.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Money and financial issues
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Trauma and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 35 years
- Licensed
- Michigan, Louisiana
- Languages
- English
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