Patricia Carrington, LPC, CSW

Patricia Carrington is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and a Certified Social Worker (CSW) practicing in Wisconsin. She brings seven years of formal counseling experience and a long history in social services and trauma-related roles. Patricia is calm and nonjudgmental, and she aims to build trust quickly so people feel heard and respected.

She focuses on everyday problems like anxiety, depression, stress, anger, and substance use. She also supports people facing relationship challenges, parenting stress, grief, and issues around intimacy and self-esteem. Her work includes attention to ADHD, compassion fatigue, and life transitions that can feel overwhelming.

Patricia uses practical, goal-focused work to help people move forward. She emphasizes exploring what helps each person in their daily life and finding solutions that fit real routines. Sessions are collaborative, with the client and Patricia setting goals together and trying small steps that can be repeated outside sessions.

Her background includes long-term roles in social services, case management, and trauma counseling. Those roles shaped her direct and solution-oriented approach and her comfort working with difficult histories like abuse and attachment wounds. She invites clients to name what matters most and to try approaches that match their needs.

Patricia offers evening and weekend appointments to fit busy schedules. She communicates regularly by checking messages multiple times a day and aims to respond within 24 hours. Her scheduling options and flexible hours are meant to reduce barriers to getting support.

How Patricia’s Approaches Work Online

CBT or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors to reduce worry, low mood, or patterns that keep problems going. It often uses short exercises and homework to practice new habits between sessions.

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and creating a respectful space where people can talk through what matters most. The approach is useful for building self-understanding and finding personal solutions at a comfortable pace.

Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) looks at how emotions shape relationship patterns and individual responses. It aims to help people name feelings, shift unhelpful cycles, and create clearer ways to connect with others.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Patricia will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. She will review options, try techniques, and adjust the plan based on what is helpful in real life.

Online therapy offers flexibility that can make meeting easier to fit into a busy day. Video calls let people use visual cues for emotional work, phone sessions can be a simpler option when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text sessions can support quick check-ins or focused skills practice. These formats allow sessions in evenings and weekends to match varied schedules.