About Patrick
Dr. Patrick McCain is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Oklahoma with 18 years of experience. He focuses on practical steps people can take when stress, anxiety, addiction, grief, or major life changes feel overwhelming.
He writes plainly and works to create a respectful, nonjudgmental space for people to talk through what matters most to them. Over nearly two decades in the field he has helped people facing depression, trauma and abuse, bipolar mood challenges, and relationship struggles.
Background and approach
He also supports those coping with parenting stress, sleep and eating problems, anger, and questions about intimacy and self-esteem. Substance use and addiction are areas he addresses with flexible approaches rather than a single method. His practice draws on several ways of working.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps people spot unhelpful thinking and try different behaviors. Attachment-based ideas look at how early relationships shape reactions today. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) encourages values-based choices when emotions feel intense.
Dr. McCain emphasizes collaboration. He treats the person, not just the problem, and helps clients set concrete goals.
Sessions aim to identify triggers, build coping skills, and reduce the hold of painful memories or urges. People who choose him can expect direct conversation, encouragement to use their strengths, and practical tools to manage daily stress. He supports international clients and offers several online session formats to fit different schedules.
Therapeutic methods and online options that fit your life
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice uncomfortable thoughts and feelings without getting stuck, then choose actions that match their values. It can be helpful for anxiety, stress, and making changes when emotions feel overwhelming.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors link together. It teaches practical skills to test assumptions and try new behaviors, which can reduce anxiety and improve daily functioning.
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at patterns from early relationships and how they affect current reactions and close connections. It can help with intimacy-related issues, communication problems, and attachment concerns.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about their goals, symptoms, and preferences, and then suggest methods to try. Many people use a mix of approaches over time and adjust what they do as progress is made.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let people have full face-to-face interaction when bandwidth allows. Phone sessions are useful when a shorter check-in is needed or video would be difficult. Live chat and text-based messaging make it easier to fit conversations into a busy day and to keep in touch between longer sessions. These options aim to make consistent care easier to schedule and maintain.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trichotillomania
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Visually impaired
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 18 years
- Licensed
- Oklahoma
- Languages
- English
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