- Grief and loss
- Crisis response
- Trauma focused
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 concerns such as stress, anxiety, and depression. Pat has worked in hospitals, private practice, and several community agencies. She also has experience responding after disasters and traumatic community events.
Pat spent many years as a crisis counselor and first responder. That work took her to hospital settings and to communities after hurricanes, mass shootings, and other emergencies. She has helped people facing hospice, end-of-life questions, and the grief that follows losing a loved one.
Her academic background includes a BA in Communications from Virginia Tech, an MA in counseling, and an MA in spiritual formation. She also completed a minor in nutrition, which informed earlier work with people who struggled with eating disorders. Those experiences shaped a practical approach to common life challenges.
In sessions Pat uses conversation and reflection to identify how problems developed and what keeps them going. She describes her role as guide, mentor, and encourager rather than someone who solves problems for clients. Together she and the client look at options and next steps.
Pat works with a broad range of concerns that include caregiver stress, chronic illness or pain, family of origin issues, communication problems, guilt and shame, isolation, and post-traumatic stress. She also lists approaches such as Emotionally-Focused Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Jungian Therapy in her practice.
How her approaches translate to online work
Pat uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy to help people name and understand strong emotions and attachment patterns that affect close relationships. EFT can be useful for people who want to look at how feelings shape interactions and patterns that feel stuck.She also draws on Client-Centered Therapy, which emphasizes listening and supporting the client’s own goals, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which focuses on identifying thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and testing new ways of responding. CBT is often used for anxiety, stress, and mood concerns.
Finding the right method is part of the work. She will collaborate with each person to decide which approach, or mix of approaches, best fits the situation, goals, and preferences.
The original profile does not list specific online session formats. Confirm the session options before booking so you know how sessions will be scheduled. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into daily life, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins on busy days. Licensed professionals can use different ways of meeting that help therapy remain practical and workable around work, caregiving, and other commitments.
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Experience
31+ years
Listed in
Colorado
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with grief, trauma and crisis along with stress, anxiety, depression and relationship and family concerns.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
She uses conversation and reflection as a guide and mentor. Her approach looks at how problems developed and practical steps forward.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 31 years of experience, beginning with licensure in 1992 and including hospital and community agency roles.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in Colorado and practices from that state.
Does she work with clients in other countries or languages?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats does she offer?
The original profile 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.
How do I begin working with her?
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