About Eugenia
Eugenia Patru is a licensed clinical social worker with 35 years of professional experience. She holds a Master of Social Work and practices as an LCSW and an LMSW across Michigan and Louisiana. Eugenia focuses on creating a calm space where people can speak openly about what’s worrying them and start making real changes.
Her work centers on practical skills and steady support. She helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, addiction concerns, grief, and trauma.
How Eugenia works
She also assists those dealing with intimacy or relationship strain, caregiving stress, compassion fatigue, and life transitions. Eugenia uses straightforward methods to help people make sense of thoughts and behaviors. She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify patterns that keep problems alive.
She also uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy techniques to teach emotion regulation and coping tools. Sessions are paced to each person’s needs, with an emphasis on clear goals and doable steps. Conversations aim to reduce shame and increase agency, whether the focus is on parenting challenges, work stress, money worries, or end-of-life issues.
People meet with her by video call, phone, live chat, or text messaging. She accepts international clients and offers guidance about next steps, coping strategies, and practical problem solving. Eugenia’s approach is steady, direct, and focused on tangible progress.
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What Eugenia works with
The areas below are the ones Eugenia selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Money and financial issues
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Trauma and abuse
Training and background
| Registers | LMSW, LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 35 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Michigan |
Memberships and registers are shown as supplied; they are not licences, and this directory does not verify them.
Online support options
How CBT and DBT work online
Eugenia often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice unhelpful thought patterns and test new ways of thinking and acting. CBT is practical and goal-oriented, and it can help with anxiety, depression, and stress by breaking problems into small steps.She also draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy to teach emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and clearer communication. DBT skills are useful for strong emotions, relationship strain, and coping with sudden stressors.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will review concerns, goals, and preferences together and try methods that make sense for the person. Adjustments are made over time until the plan fits the client’s needs.
Online formats make it easier to keep therapy consistent. Video calls support face-to-face conversation and skill practice, phone sessions can fit into a work break or when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text-based messaging allow brief check-ins and ongoing coaching between sessions. These options increase flexibility and help people work on problems when and where it best fits their life.
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