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Patricia Lord

Compassionate counseling with practical strategies

LPC, LCPC Kansas

Experience
10 years in practice
Focus areas
Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Family
Approaches
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
Languages
English

About Patricia

Patricia Lord is a licensed counselor with a decade of clinical experience in Kansas who centers her work on understanding each person's story and helping them find practical ways forward.

Background and approach

She uses a client-centered approach combined with cognitive behavioral techniques and mindfulness-based strategies to address common concerns such as anxiety, depression, stress, grief, trauma, and challenges around relationships and parenting. Patricia blends active skill-building with empathic listening to help clients navigate life transitions and cope with emotional pain.

Her practice emphasizes working with young people and adults facing mood disorders, eating and food-related issues, attachment and codependency concerns, and struggle with self-esteem and self-love. Patricia has supported clients through infidelity, postpartum depression, family problems, and other relationship-related stresses, offering solution-focused interventions alongside longer-term therapeutic work.

She aims to collaborate with each person to identify goals, strengthen coping skills, and increase satisfaction across daily life and relationships.

How these approaches translate to online care



Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors to reduce symptoms and improve daily functioning; online CBT sessions often include skill practice, worksheets, and collaborative problem solving that translate well to video or messaging formats. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes empathy, active listening, and helping clients find their own solutions, offering a supportive space where the therapist follows the client's lead and reflects understanding to build insight and self-acceptance. Mindfulness Therapy teaches present-moment awareness and grounding techniques to reduce reactivity and support emotion regulation, useful for anxiety, stress, and coping with difficult feelings.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the therapeutic process. Patricia treats approach selection as a collaborative decision, working with clients to match methods to their goals, preferences, and the issues they bring. This allows flexibility to blend practical skills training with empathic, exploratory sessions as needed.

Online therapy offers practical benefits such as easier scheduling, the ability to meet from home, and multiple ways to stay connected between sessions through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options support consistent work on goals and make it simpler for clients to fit therapy into busy lives while maintaining continuity of care with licensed professionals.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Patricia address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, relationship and family problems, parenting challenges, eating and self-esteem issues, and other life changes listed in her specialties.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style combines client-centered empathy with practical techniques from cognitive behavioral and mindfulness therapies, plus solution-focused strategies to help clients set and reach goals.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Patricia has 10 years of experience working with a range of concerns across age groups and life stages.
What credentials and location are listed for this therapist?
She holds LPC and LCPC credentials with license details MO LPC 2019013521 and KS LCPC 2661, and she practices in Kansas.
Does she offer services in multiple languages or to international clients?
Sessions are provided in English only, and she is not currently accepting international clients.
Which session formats are available for working together?
Available formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences.
How are fees and payment structured for therapy?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin therapy with Patricia?
To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsParenting issuesDepression

Additional focus areas

Attachment issuesCodependencyControl issuesEating and food-related issuesFamily problemsForgivenessInfidelityJealousyMood disordersPostpartum depressionSelf-loveWomen's issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Mindfulness TherapySolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

10+ years

Licensed

Kansas, Missouri

Languages

English