Patricia Palmer, LPC

Patricia Palmer is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) practicing in Michigan. She brings 15 years of clinical experience and a practical, strengths-based outlook to work with people facing stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, parenting challenges, ADHD, trauma, and career concerns.

Patricia keeps sessions straightforward and goal-focused. She helps clients name what feels hard, set small workable goals, and practice skills between meetings. The tone is collaborative and encouraging rather than critical or lecturing.

Her background includes a master’s degree in counseling from Siena Heights University and many years in community and clinical settings. That range of experience means she is comfortable shifting methods to match what a person needs on any given day.

Patricia draws from approaches such as cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), attachment-based work, client-centered methods, and dialectical behavior therapy (DBT). She mixes practical skill teaching with gentle reflection to help people change patterns and manage intense feelings.

Sessions focus on real-life problems and relatable steps forward. Parents who are overwhelmed, people coping with loss or life changes, and those wanting clearer communication or better emotional balance can expect a calm, steady collaborator. Patricia aims to help people build tools they can use long after therapy ends.

Therapeutic approaches and online options

Patricia commonly uses cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to help people identify unhelpful thinking patterns and try different behaviors. CBT is practical and tends to focus on exercises and experiments that can reduce anxiety, lift mood, and improve daily functioning.

She also uses acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), which helps people clarify what matters to them and make small committed steps toward those values while accepting difficult feelings. Attachment-based ideas are used when relationship patterns or early connection issues affect current stress and communication.

Choosing the right approach is a team effort. Patricia works with each person to decide which methods fit their goals, needs, and preferences. That makes therapy more relevant and easier to use in daily life.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation from another room, phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited or a check-in needs to be quick, and chat or text messaging is useful for brief updates or ongoing skill practice between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and different routines.