About Patricia
Patricia Heiner is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Colorado with 15 years of clinical experience. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, and relationship challenges. Patricia works in both English and Spanish and draws on many approaches to meet different needs.
She earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology and a master’s in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from the University of Colorado Colorado Springs. Over the years she has worked with civilian and military populations on issues such as trauma and abuse, domestic violence, and the effects of life changes like divorce and immigration.
Background and approach
Her background includes helping people with parenting, blended family dynamics, and communication problems. Patricia’s style is warm and encouraging. She focuses on creating an emotionally safe space where people can talk through painful events, practice new skills, and try different strategies for coping.
Sessions are collaborative - the person sets goals and Patricia adapts methods to fit those goals. In sessions she uses straightforward tools from cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness to help manage anxiety, sleeping problems, and mood. She also draws on client-centered and dialectical behavior therapy ideas when people need acceptance alongside practical change.
Motivational interviewing helps when substance use or commitment to change is part of the work. People who come to Patricia often want practical steps they can use between sessions. She balances emotional understanding with skill building for everyday life.
If you need help navigating grief, family conflict, or career stress, she offers steady support and clear next steps.
Approaches that guide online sessions
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening closely and following the person’s lead. The therapist offers acceptance and reflection to help people understand their feelings and decide what matters most. This approach helps when someone needs a calm space to sort through painful events or hard decisions.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect. It uses clear exercises and homework to change patterns that keep anxiety, depression, or sleep problems going. CBT is useful for people who want concrete tools to manage symptoms and see measurable change.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) brings together acceptance and change. It teaches skills for managing strong emotions, improving relationships, and tolerating distress when life feels overwhelming. Those who struggle with intense mood swings or relationship conflicts often find the skills practical.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and then blend methods to fit those needs. This is a collaborative process where adjustments are made over time based on what helps most.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video allows full face-to-face conversation, phone can be easier if bandwidth is limited, chat is useful for brief check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives and to keep progress moving forward.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Trichotillomania
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 15 years
- Licensed
- Colorado
- Languages
- English, Spanish
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