About Patricia
Patricia Marchman is a licensed clinical social worker with 20 years of experience practicing in Illinois. She draws on long-term clinical work to help people facing anxiety, depression, stress, and difficult life changes. Patricia aims to make therapy straightforward and practical for people who feel overwhelmed.
She uses clear, down-to-earth language in sessions. Patricia helps clients notice what matters to them and build steps toward those goals. She teaches coping skills for sleep problems, anger, low self-esteem, and impulse control, and she works with concerns tied to addiction and bipolar mood patterns.
How Patricia works
Patricia also supports those dealing with grief, trauma and abuse, caregiving strain, chronic illness, and end-of-life issues. She brings experience with people who have served in the armed forces and with first responders. Her approach is flexible so it can meet everyday stresses and complex life transitions alike.
Therapy with Patricia mixes practical skill-building and chances to reflect on values and relationships. She uses methods from acceptance-based work, cognitive behavior techniques, attachment-focused ideas, and emotion regulation strategies. Sessions aim to leave people with tools they can actually use between appointments.
Patricia conducts sessions in English and offers several online formats. She encourages a collaborative pace and helps clients choose approaches that fit their needs and routines.
Patricia lists 14 ways of working on the entry:
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
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.
Also listed
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Self-harm
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 20 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Illinois |
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Online support options
How evidence-based approaches translate to online therapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people clarify their values and take small actions that match those values despite difficult thoughts and feelings. It is useful for anxiety, stress, and life transitions when someone wants a values-driven way forward. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on practical skills to change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. CBT is often used for depression, anxiety, sleep problems, and impulse control by teaching concrete tools and homework exercises. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, teaches emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal skills. It can help when strong emotions, relationship conflicts, or impulsive behaviors cause repeated problems.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Patricia collaborates with each person to pick methods that match their goals, needs, and pace. She adapts techniques over time so sessions stay relevant and useful rather than rigid or one-size-fits-all.
Online sessions offer flexibility in how people connect. Video calls work well for interactive skill practice and visual cues. Phone sessions fit shorter check-ins or times when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging let people check in between sessions or use written reflection when that feels easier. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy schedule and maintain continuity of care across life changes.
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