About Patricia
Patricia Presley is a licensed clinical social worker who brings five years of hands-on experience to her practice in Illinois. She focuses on practical help for stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, depression, and life transitions. She believes people know their story best and builds on strengths already present.
Taking the first step toward change can feel scary, and she offers steady support through that step. Her approach is straightforward and collaborative.
Background and approach
She listens first, then helps clients try strategies that fit their life. Patricia uses skills from cognitive behavioral methods to notice unhelpful thinking and from acceptance and commitment ideas to clarify values and small steps forward. Client-centered principles guide sessions so people set the pace and focus.
Patricia also draws on dialectical behavior therapy skills when emotions feel intense. That can include breathing, grounding, and practical ways to tolerate distress in the moment. She works with concerns ranging from relationship strain and career stress to addiction and caregiver burden.
She can help people facing major life changes, grief tied to loss or hospice situations, and those wrestling with guilt, shame, or questions of life purpose. Patricia supports LGBTQ clients and people dealing with blended family or attachment challenges. Her practice aims to make changes feel doable and realistic.
Sessions mix talk and action. Clients can expect clear tools, short experiments to try between meetings, and review of what helps. The tone is warm, down-to-earth, and focused on small, sustainable progress.
How therapeutic approaches fit into online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, and focuses on small actions that match what matters most. It can be useful for anxiety, life transitions, and finding direction. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) teaches practical skills to identify and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. It often helps with anxiety, depression, and coping with stress.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, try techniques, and adjust methods based on what feels helpful. That collaborative process makes it easier to find the mix of skills and conversation that fits a client's needs and preferences.
Online therapy offers flexibility for different schedules and situations. Video calls allow fuller face-to-face conversation, phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text-based messaging work well for brief check-ins or when someone prefers writing. These formats make it easier to keep continuity between sessions, fit therapy into a busy week, and practice skills in real life while staying connected with a licensed professional.
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What this therapist works with
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- Addictions
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Commitment issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Infidelity
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Relationship issues
- Self-love
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 5 years
- Licensed
- Missouri, Illinois
- Languages
- English
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