Colleen Prendergast
Compassionate counselor blending therapy and practical skills
LPC Wisconsin
- Experience
- 18 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Grief, Coping with life changes
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Languages
- English
About Colleen
Colleen Prendergast is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) based in Wisconsin who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addiction concerns, relationship and family difficulties, trauma, and challenges like ADHD and mood disorders.
Background and approach
With 18 years of clinical experience, she draws on a range of approaches to meet each client’s needs and addresses related concerns such as anger, self-esteem, career questions, compassion fatigue, and obsessive-compulsive patterns.
Colleen emphasizes individualized care rather than a single method, using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy alongside Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, client-centered work, and mindfulness techniques when appropriate. Her approach is collaborative and strengths-oriented, aiming to build a trusting therapeutic relationship and to teach practical skills for coping with life changes, impulsivity, isolation, and complicated grief.
She also brings experience with issues like caregiver stress, codependency, life purpose struggles, and hospice or end-of-life counseling. Clients can expect a compassionate, respectful clinician who values sensitivity and acceptance while supporting growth and resilience.
Colleen blends evidence-based strategies with holistic perspectives to help people develop tools for emotional balance and improved functioning in daily life.
Approaches That Inform Online Care
Colleen frequently uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients identify and change unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors, which is useful for anxiety, depression, and mood concerns. She also integrates Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which focuses on clarifying values and developing flexible responses to difficult emotions to support coping with grief, chronic stress, and life transitions. Client-centered techniques are woven throughout her work to prioritize empathy, active listening, and the client's own goals when deciding which strategies to use.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Colleen works with each person to explore their needs, preferences, and goals and then adapts methods over time so treatment feels practical and personally meaningful. This collaborative stance helps ensure the therapeutic plan fits the individual rather than forcing a single model.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, enabling people to access care from home or while managing busy schedules. These options make it easier to maintain regular sessions, practice skills between appointments, and stay connected with a licensed professional even when in-person visits are difficult.
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Experience
18+ years
Licensed
Wisconsin
Languages
English