About Patrick
Patrick Perry is a licensed professional clinical counselor with more than 21 years of experience in mental health care. He has worked across multiple states and has practiced in the Twin Cities area since 2011. His background includes long-term work in chemical dependence treatment and focused practice with LGBTQIA clients.
He spent much of his career in substance use treatment centers and continues to bring that expertise into independent practice.
Background and approach
He also spent eight years connected to the Pride Institute and has supported transgender clients by writing letters and advocating when appropriate. He has worked with adolescent and adult clients during his career. Patrick integrates clinical hypnotherapy into sessions to help people process trauma and reduce its daily impact.
He has practiced hypnotherapy since 2005 and often uses imagery and metaphors to help people picture change and make it feel achievable. This approach is intended to speed up progress on specific goals. More recently he trained as a Reiki Master Healer and Teacher and offers Reiki as an adjunct for relaxation and pain management.
Reiki is presented as an alternative option some clients choose alongside conversation-based work. People contact Patrick for help with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, and coping with life changes. He also focuses on concerns such as guilt and shame, mood disorders, post-traumatic stress, self-love, and social anxiety and phobia.
His style blends practical techniques with experiential tools to address what’s getting in the way of daily functioning.
Approaches that blend imagery, somatic work, and conversation
Patrick frequently uses clinical hypnotherapy to help people access images and metaphors that make emotions and memories easier to work through. Hypnotherapy aims to help reduce the hold of traumatic memories so clients can focus on current goals and daily functioning.He also offers Reiki as an adjunctive approach to support relaxation and help with pain management. Reiki sessions are presented as an optional complement to talk-based work rather than a replacement for therapy.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, past experiences, and personal preferences to decide whether hypnotherapy, Reiki, traditional conversational work, or a combination will best fit each person’s needs.
Online therapy provides flexible ways to connect. Video calls allow face-to-face conversations similar to in-person sessions, phone sessions work well when video is not possible, and live chat or text messaging can be convenient for short check-ins or when scheduling is tight. These options make it easier to keep continuity of care while fitting sessions into a busy life.
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- Experience
- 21 years
- Licensed
- Minnesota
- Languages
- English