About Patrick
Patrick Elzey is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Indiana. He brings 15 years of clinical experience helping people manage anxiety, stress, depression, and life transitions. Patrick aims to create a respectful, down-to-earth space where people can talk through what feels overwhelming.
He uses a variety of approaches to meet each person's needs. Sessions often include practical skills for managing worry, mood, sleep, and impulsive behavior. Patrick also helps people address substance use, relationship strain, parenting stress, and career questions.
Background and approach
His style is warm and interactive. He listens first, then works with each person to set clear, realistic goals. The work can include short-term problem solving and longer conversations about meaning and values.
Patrick draws on therapies such as cognitive behavioral therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, existential therapy, and client-centered therapy. These methods are used to teach coping skills, reduce avoidance, and help people clarify what matters to them. People who choose Patrick often want straightforward tools and time to reflect.
He supports parents with parenting strain, people coping with grief or trauma, and those facing addiction or mood challenges. He welcomes questions and explains options so people can make informed choices about care.
Approaches that guide online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then move toward actions that match their values. It can be useful for anxiety, worry, and coping with life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on the link between thoughts, behaviors, and mood, teaching practical strategies to reduce worry, improve sleep, and change unhelpful habits. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers skills for managing intense emotions and impulsivity, such as distress tolerance and emotion regulation, which can help with anger, mood swings, and substance urges.Figuring out the best approach is a shared process. Patrick will listen to your goals and preferences, explain options in plain language, and try interventions that fit your situation. Over a few sessions the plan can be adjusted so you feel the work is useful and relevant.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video is good for deeper conversations and teaching skills, phone can work when bandwidth is limited, live chat or messaging can suit short check-ins or people who prefer writing. These options aim to make scheduling easier and to fit therapy into work, family, and daily life.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Trichotillomania
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 15 years
- Licensed
- Indiana
- Languages
- English
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