Patty Seahlaigh
Experienced counselor helping people rebuild resilience
LPC Missouri
- Experience
- 26 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Trauma and abuse, Grief
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Languages
- English
About Patty
Patty Seahlaigh is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) with 26 years of clinical experience in Missouri. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and related challenges by offering attentive, personalized care.
Background and approach
Her work addresses a broad spectrum of concerns including grief, addiction, relationship and communication problems, anger, self-esteem, career transitions, bipolar disorder, parenting issues, and coping with life changes. Her practice blends evidence-informed methods and a trauma-aware perspective to help clients build practical coping skills and improve day-to-day functioning.
Patty draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy along with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-Based approaches, client-centered principles, and motivational interviewing to tailor interventions to each individual’s needs. She emphasizes collaboration, listening, and honoring each person’s strengths while supporting recovery from past wounds.
Clients can expect a steady, respectful presence aimed at helping them strengthen resilience, enhance communication, and regain a sense of direction. Patty’s long experience includes work with additional focus areas such as adoption and foster care, attachment issues, codependency, domestic violence, eating and substance-related concerns, dissociation, and adjustment after disasters or life transitions.
Approaches for online therapy and how they help
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors to reduce distress and improve daily functioning. It is often used for anxiety, depression, stress, and many practical life challenges. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps clients clarify personal values and develop psychological flexibility by learning to accept difficult feelings while taking committed action toward meaningful goals. Attachment-Based Therapy explores patterns in relationships and the effects of early connections to improve communication, trust, and emotional regulation.
Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the collaborative process. The therapist works with each client to assess needs, goals, and preferences and then suggests techniques drawn from these approaches. Together they monitor what helps and adapt the plan as progress is made, ensuring treatment aligns with the client's priorities and pace.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, maintain continuity during life transitions, and access care from different locations within Missouri. Licensed professionals can use remote formats to teach skills, guide behavioral experiments, and support ongoing coping between sessions.
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Areas of expertise
Primary focus
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
26+ years
Licensed
Missouri
Languages
English