About Patricia
Patricia Brooks uses a blend of practical, skills-based therapies to help people manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addictions, and relationship problems. She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 11 years of professional counseling experience and a longer history in mental and behavioral health. Patricia aims to make the first step feel manageable for a worried parent reading this on a phone.
Her style is open and nonjudgmental. She focuses on building trust and a respectful relationship so clients can speak honestly.
How Patricia works
Sessions often focus on identifying unhelpful thoughts, learning new coping skills, and practicing changes that fit everyday life. Patricia draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), and Mindfulness practices. She mixes these approaches to match a person’s needs and practical goals rather than using a single method every time.
She works with individuals on issues such as parenting stress, intimacy concerns, compassion fatigue, ADHD, bipolar mood management, and coping with life changes. She also supports people dealing with trauma, domestic violence, substance and alcohol problems, abandonment wounds, and blended family challenges. Patricia offers a range of session formats including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
She practices in Missouri and conducts sessions in English. Her goal is to help people build steady habits and clearer communication that make daily life easier.
Patricia lists 6 ways of working on the entry:
What Patricia works with
The areas below are the ones Patricia selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 11 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Missouri |
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Online support options
Using treatment tools online to build skills and calm
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) encourages people to notice thoughts without getting stuck in them and to take committed steps toward meaningful values. It can help when stress, grief, or life changes make choices feel harder. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) teaches practical ways to spot and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which is useful for anxiety, depression, and coping with daily challenges. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) focuses on emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and clearer communication skills and can be helpful for strong mood swings and intense reactions.Finding the right mix of methods is part of the work together. Patricia will collaborate with each person to choose which approaches fit their goals, needs, and personal style. The plan may combine short skill lessons, mindfulness practice, and problem-solving tasks tailored to what the client wants to change.
Online sessions use video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to offer flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face work and skill coaching, phone sessions can fit into a busy day or use less bandwidth, chat sessions offer shorter check-ins, and text messaging supports ongoing reflection between meetings. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around family life, work, or school commitments.
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