Patricia Uhan

Patricia Uhan is a licensed counselor who helps people manage stress, anxiety, anger, depression, and trauma. She writes in a warm, straightforward way and focuses on what a person needs right now. Patricia holds LPC and LMHC credentials and practises in Missouri. She has four years of experience across community mental health and other settings. That work included supporting people who survived sexual abuse or assault, and helping those with PTSD, substance use concerns, personality issues, and dual diagnosis. She has also worked with people living with severe and persistent mental illness. Patricia aims to consider the whole person, including cultural background, when planning care. Her style is empathetic and down-to-earth. Sessions are collaborative and paced to each person's readiness. She uses methods drawn from cognitive behavioral ideas, dialectical behavior approaches, acceptance and commitment therapy, attachment-based work, and client-centered therapy. In practice this looks like talking through patterns, trying new skills, and building values-based goals. People come for a mix of challenges - low mood, trouble managing anger, relationship strain, or worries tied to past trauma. Patricia focuses on practical steps a person can take between sessions and on clearer ways to handle intense feelings. Therapy is described as a journey she is ready to walk alongside. Readers are invited to decide if her approach feels like a good match before beginning work together.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) encourages people to clarify what matters to them and take small actions toward those values while accepting difficult thoughts and feelings. It can help with ongoing anxiety, low mood, and anger by shifting focus toward meaningful behavior. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them through new behaviors and experiments. CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, and learning new coping strategies for strong emotions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what has worked or not worked before. That conversation helps shape whether ACT, CBT, attachment-focused ideas, or a mix will be used in sessions.

Specific online session formats are not listed in the profile, so confirm which options are available before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. They also let people try out therapeutic skills between appointments and bring real-life examples directly into conversation, which can speed up learning and change.