Therapist profile
Patricia (Pat) La Plante, LPC
Licensed Professional Counselor - Grief and trauma focus
Continue with PatriciaAbout
- Grief and loss
- Crisis intervention
- CBT and EFT methods
About Patricia
Patricia (Pat) La Plante is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Colorado with 31 years of experience. She focuses on grief and loss, trauma, crisis intervention, and related stresses that affect everyday life. Pat has worked in hospitals, private practice, and community agencies since her 1992 licensure, and she now offers support to adults coping with difficult life events.
Her background includes responding to hurricanes, mass shootings, natural disasters, and workplace crises as a crisis counselor and first responder. She has supported people facing end-of-life issues and those grieving a significant loss. Those experiences shape how she listens and responds in brief, direct ways.
Pat combines client-centered methods with cognitive behavioral strategies and emotionally-focused techniques to help people name and change unhelpful patterns. She also brings perspectives from Jungian therapy when exploring deeper meaning and life purpose. Sessions tend to focus on clear goals, practical steps, and understanding how past experiences affect current problems.
She also draws on earlier studies in communications, spiritual formation, and nutrition when relevant to a person’s concerns. That background can be useful for people dealing with eating struggles, caregiver stress, chronic illness, or career and family conflicts.
Pat describes her role as a guide and encourager rather than someone who fixes problems for you. She works with clients to review how situations developed and to plan steps forward. If a reader wants an initial match, the next step is using the online matching tool to schedule a first session.
How sessions work
Therapeutic approaches and what online work looks like
Pat uses client-centered therapy, which means sessions start with listening to the person’s concerns and priorities and building from there. This approach helps people clarify what matters most and set practical short-term goals.She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to identify unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and to try alternative responses. CBT can be helpful for anxiety, depression, anger, and coping with life changes by offering concrete exercises and step-by-step adjustments.
Deciding which approach to use is collaborative. The therapist will discuss goals, try methods, and adjust the plan based on what helps. Clients and the therapist work together to choose techniques that fit the person’s needs and values.
The original biography does not specify which online session formats are provided, so confirm the available options before booking. In general, online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove commute time. Talk with the therapist during the match process about session length, camera preferences, and scheduling to make the arrangements suit everyday life.
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Experience
31+ years
Listed in
Colorado
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with around family life?
She lists relationship, family, parenting, communication problems, and family of origin issues among her focus areas, and works with adults on these concerns.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her approach blends client-centered listening with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Emotionally-Focused Therapy, using straightforward goal-setting and practical steps.
How much experience does she have?
She has practiced since 1992, giving her 31 years of clinical experience across hospitals, agencies, and private practice.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in Colorado and works with people in that region.
Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients, but confirm scheduling across time zones when you book.
What session formats does she offer?
The original biography does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time; confirm exact fees when you begin the matching process.
How do I begin working with her?
Choose the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session through the platform.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is in danger, use the crisis numbers.