About Patricia
Patricia Hawkins has worked in mental health for 25 years. She began in Assertive Community Treatment, moved into case management, and for the last decade has provided direct mental health therapy as a Licensed Professional Counselor. Patricia holds a master's degree in counseling and psychology from Michigan State University and has served as a supervisor and a clinician in Michigan.
She focuses on people facing both mental health and addiction concerns.
How Patricia works
Common issues she addresses include anxiety, depression, stress, grief, anger, and sleep problems. She also helps with relationship and intimacy concerns, parenting strain, career transitions, and coping with life changes. Her style is collaborative and solution focused.
Patricia centers sessions on each person's goals and learning style. She uses client-centered planning and blends practical techniques to build coping skills and reduce symptoms. Patricia draws on methods that include cognitive behavioral techniques, mindfulness, dialectical behavior ideas, and motivational strategies.
Sessions typically mix problem-solving, skill practice, and gentle reflection so clients can try approaches between visits. She also supports people dealing with complex issues like bipolar disorder, compassion fatigue, substance use, codependency, and family of origin concerns. Patricia has experience with hospice and end-of-life counseling and with aging and geriatric issues.
Therapy with her aims to be straightforward and practical. Patricia works with each person to set clear steps, track small gains, and adjust plans as needed. She offers sessions to people in Michigan in English.
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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
- Grief
- Anger management
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 25 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Michigan |
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Online support options
Practical therapy approaches for online care
Patricia uses client-centered methods that focus on each person's goals and strengths. This approach means sessions begin with what matters most to the client and then build a plan that matches their learning style and priorities. It helps people who need clear steps and personalized support.She also applies cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thinking and test new behaviors. CBT-style work often involves practicing specific skills between sessions to reduce anxiety, improve sleep, or manage mood swings. Dialectical behavior ideas are used to teach emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and clearer communication when feelings run high.
Choosing the right approach is a team process. Patricia collaborates with clients to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences, and she adjusts the plan as progress is made. This means tried strategies are kept and less useful ones are changed together.
Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation, phone can work when bandwidth is limited, chat is useful for brief check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between meetings. These formats offer flexibility to fit work, caregiving, or travel schedules and make it easier to keep consistent care.
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