Patricia (Pat) La Plante , LPC

Patricia (Pat) La Plante is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Colorado who specializes in grief and loss, trauma, and crisis intervention. She was licensed in 1992 and brings extensive experience from work in hospitals, private practice, and community agencies such as Community Reach Center Mobile Crisis Unit, Denver Rescue Mission, and All-Health Network. Her background includes providing crisis counseling and first responder support after hurricanes, mass shootings, bank robberies, corporate downsizings, and other natural and human-caused disasters, and she has frequently accompanied people facing death and those navigating bereavement.

Patricia holds a BA in Communications from Virginia Tech, an MA in counseling, and an MA in spiritual formation, and she completed a minor in nutrition that informed her early work with patients struggling with eating disorders. As a clinician she blends practical skills with a compassionate presence, serving as a guide, mentor, and encourager while helping clients examine how their current struggles developed and what steps might address barriers to growth. She works with issues including stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, compassion fatigue, relationships, family dynamics, parenting, career concerns, chronic illness and pain, and post-traumatic stress.

Patricia believes each person has a particular purpose and that life events can obscure that direction. Her aim is to walk alongside clients to help them reconnect with their strengths and move toward meaningful change. She looks forward to meeting and working with those who seek support on their journeys.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Sessions with Patricia La Plante

Patricia integrates client-centered therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, and emotionally-focused therapy into her online practice. Client-centered therapy emphasizes a nonjudgmental, empathetic relationship in which the therapist follows the client’s lead to build insight and self-direction - it is useful for clients seeking a safe space to explore personal values, identity, and life purpose. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) helps people identify and shift unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors, making it effective for anxiety, depression, and stress-related concerns. Emotionally-focused therapy (EFT) focuses on understanding and reshaping emotional responses and interaction patterns, which can help with relationship difficulties and attachment-related struggles.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Patricia works collaboratively with clients to determine which methods best match their needs, goals, and preferences. She tailors sessions so that clients can try different strategies and decide what feels most helpful.

Online therapy with Patricia is delivered through flexible formats including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, reduce travel time, and maintain continuity of care across distances. Licensed professionals can adapt these modalities to provide meaningful, goal-focused work that supports healing and growth.