About Patricia
Patricia Schofield is a licensed clinical social worker with 30 years of experience. She focuses on helping people facing addictions, relationship struggles, grief, parenting stress, anxiety, depression, and major life changes. She aims to make first steps feel manageable for someone who is worried or unsure.
Patricia creates a calm, nonjudgmental space where clients can talk through feelings and practical problems. She pays attention to strengths and hopes while working on concrete steps forward.
How Patricia works
Sessions often include skill building, clearer communication strategies, and ways to manage intense emotions. Her background includes long-term clinical practice in Illinois and many years supporting people through loss, trauma, and substance concerns. That experience informs how she balances emotional support with practical planning.
She draws on a mix of approaches to meet each person's needs. Patricia uses methods that help people notice what matters, change unhelpful thinking, and improve close relationships. She also works on distress tolerance and building daily routines that reduce stress.
The focus is on what clients want to change and small, doable actions to get there. People who meet with Patricia can expect straightforward conversation, focused goals, and flexibility about how to work toward them. She encourages questions and partners with clients to set a pace that feels right.
Taking the first step is often the hardest part, and she offers steady support through that process.
Patricia lists 11 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.
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 30 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Illinois |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches and online options
Patricia uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in ways that are easy to use in online sessions. ACT helps people notice what matters most, accept difficult feelings, and commit to actions that match their values. It can help with grief, addiction, depression, and life transitions. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with practical experiments, which can reduce anxiety, improve mood, and change behavior.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Patricia will talk with each person about their goals and pick methods that fit those needs. She prioritizes collaboration so clients help shape the plan and adjust strategies as progress is made.
Online therapy includes video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make sessions flexible. Video works well for in-depth conversations and interactive exercises. Phone sessions can be easier when limited bandwidth or a hands-free option is needed. Live chat or text-based messaging suits short check-ins, quick coaching, or when written reflection feels more helpful. These options allow therapy to fit work, caregiving, or travel schedules while keeping focus on practical next steps.
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