Patricia Carrington, LPC, CSW
Compassionate counselor focused on personal stories
Details
| Name | Patricia Carrington |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LPC, CSW |
| Based in | Wisconsin |
| Licensed in | Wisconsin |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 7 |
About Patricia
Patricia Carrington is a Licensed Professional Counselor and clinical social worker based in Wisconsin. She brings seven years of direct counseling experience alongside a long background in social services and case management. Patricia prefers a calm, down-to-earth approach and aims to build straightforward, respectful rapport with each person she meets.
She focuses on common struggles such as anxiety, depression, stress, grief, anger, and substance use. Patricia also helps with relationship and intimacy concerns, parenting challenges, career stress, and issues related to identity and LGBT concerns.
Background and approach
Her practice includes work with people navigating life changes and those coping with trauma and abuse. Patricia uses Narrative Therapy alongside client-centered and cognitive behavioral approaches to help people tell their story and find practical steps forward. She draws on emotionally-focused and mindfulness ideas when they fit the situation.
Sessions emphasize clear goals, problem-solving, and the client’s own strengths. Her background includes many years in social services working with women and children affected by abuse and trauma. That history informs how she listens for patterns and recurring themes in a person’s life, then works with them to rewrite unhelpful stories and habits.
Patricia offers evening and weekend times to make scheduling easier for people who work or care for others. She communicates by phone and replies to messages a few times each day, usually responding within 24 hours. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a session.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Family conflicts, Trauma and abuse among the things Patricia works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Patricia among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Patricia among the ways she works.
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT): Listed by Patricia among the ways she works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Patricia among the ways she works.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Patricia among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Patricia among the ways she works.
- Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by Patricia among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Patricia directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Patricia directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
How Patricia’s approaches translate to online work
Patricia commonly draws on Narrative Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in online sessions. Narrative Therapy invites people to tell their story and notice patterns they want to change, which helps with issues like trauma, identity, and life transitions. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting so clients feel heard and can lead the pace of change. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at thoughts and behaviors and uses practical exercises to reduce anxiety, depression, or unhelpful habits.Choosing an approach is a team effort. Patricia works with each person to try methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences. She adapts techniques over time and checks in regularly to see what is helping and what needs adjustment.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for a fuller conversation and seeing nonverbal cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text messaging work well for shorter check-ins or ongoing support between sessions. These options offer flexibility for people balancing work, caregiving, or varied schedules.
Common questions about this listing
What concerns does Patricia help with?
She supports people facing anxiety, depression, stress, grief, anger, and substance use. She also helps with relationship issues, intimacy concerns, parenting, career stress, ADHD, and identity-related matters.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is calm, nonjudgmental, and solution-focused. She works collaboratively to set goals and find practical steps that fit daily life.
What is her clinical background?
Patricia has seven years of counseling experience and many additional years in social services and case management. She has a long history working with people affected by abuse and trauma.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds LPC and CSW credentials and practices in Wisconsin. Those abbreviations stand for Licensed Professional Counselor and clinical social worker.
Are sessions available in other languages or for international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not accepting international clients.
What session formats does she use?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Different formats can be used for regular sessions or brief check-ins.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are needed to begin working together?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire. After that you can schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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