Patricia Van de Vyver, LMSW

Patricia Van de Vyver is a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) with five years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and addiction concerns. Patricia aims to create a calm, nonjudgmental space where people can talk through what matters most to them.

She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) alongside client-centered and dialectical approaches to help people change unhelpful thoughts and build practical skills. Sessions often include simple exercises, clearer goal-setting, and small behavior changes people can try between meetings.

Patricia also addresses relationship strain, family of origin issues, parenting stress, grief, and trauma. She works with concerns such as codependency, communication problems, control issues, and isolation. People needing support for sleep problems, career transitions, or navigating life changes can expect straightforward tools and steady guidance.

Motivational Interviewing is part of her approach when people want help with addiction or changing habits. She brings a warm, encouraging tone and helps people discover their own reasons for change. Psychodynamic ideas may be used to notice patterns from the past that keep repeating today.

Patricia offers flexible scheduling and a collaborative process. She will tailor sessions to each person’s goals and adjust plans as progress is made. She practices in Michigan and conducts sessions in English.

How CBT and Client-Centered Approaches Work Online

Patricia uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help people notice and change patterns of thought and behavior that feed anxiety, depression, or unhelpful habits. CBT sessions often include practical exercises, short homework tasks, and step-by-step plans aimed at everyday problems like panic attacks, sleep issues, or low mood.

She also draws on client-centered therapy to make sessions feel accepting and collaborative. That approach focuses on listening, reflecting what matters to the person, and letting goals emerge from their own priorities. Dialectical Behavior Therapy elements may be added to build emotion regulation and distress-tolerance skills when those tools fit the situation.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Patricia will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't helped in the past. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan as progress is made.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit varied needs. Video is useful for longer therapy and skills practice, phone can be simpler when bandwidth is limited, and chat or text can work for brief check-ins or ongoing support. These options make scheduling easier and help therapy fit into busy lives.