About Patrick
Patrick Smith is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Pennsylvania who focuses on practical, person-centered care. He draws on 15 years of experience to help people facing stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, and relationship concerns. He writes simply and listens first, helping clients name what matters and take small steps forward.
He begins by hearing a person’s story without judgment. Sessions often start with what feels most pressing and move at a pace people can manage.
Background and approach
Patrick values each person’s strengths and treats them as the main resource for change. He favors clear, practical strategies rather than complicated jargon. His work blends several approaches to match what a client needs.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy gives tools to reframe unhelpful thoughts. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people decide what matters and act in line with those values. Attachment-based ideas guide conversations about how past relationships shape current patterns.
Patrick also addresses relationship and intimacy concerns by focusing on communication, commitment, and rebuilding trust. He combines problem-solving with emotional processing for issues like grief, infidelity, and blended family strain. Addiction and recovery work includes attention to triggers, impulsivity, and building new routines.
Sessions are conducted in English and are offered online through video, phone, chat, or messaging. He describes therapy as a collaborative process where practical steps and honest conversation move people toward clearer choices and steadier days.
Therapeutic approaches adapted for online care
Patrick often combines Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy when working online. CBT focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors, which helps with anxiety, depression, and impulse control. ACT helps people clarify their values and commit to actions that match those values, which can be useful for grief, addiction, and feelings of emptiness.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their needs and goals. That collaboration includes checking in about what is helping and adjusting techniques as the work progresses.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy flexible. Video is useful when visual cues and a fuller conversation help. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for a shorter check-in. Live chat and messaging can fit into busy days and allow ongoing reflection between meetings. These options aim to make it easier to keep therapy consistent and to fit into daily life.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Trauma and abuse
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 15 years
- Licensed
- Pennsylvania
- Languages
- English