- Stress and anxiety
- Attachment issues
- Motivational interviewing
About Patty
Patty Seahlaigh is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Missouri with 26 years of experience. She works with adults on common struggles such as stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, addiction, and relationship concerns. Patty also focuses on parenting challenges and issues that often arise in blended family settings.
She uses straightforward methods to help people manage difficult emotions and make change. Sessions include clear steps for coping with anger, low self-esteem, and life transitions. Patty draws on approaches like cognitive behavioral techniques and acceptance strategies to help clients notice patterns and try new responses.
Her work also addresses attachment-related concerns, abandonment, and the impacts of adoption or foster care. People who have experienced domestic violence, dissociation, or substance issues can bring those problems into sessions for practical attention rather than labels.
Patty describes her style as client-centered and collaborative. She listens for what matters most, then offers skills and perspectives chosen to fit the person's situation. Motivational interviewing is part of how she helps people clarify goals and take steps toward them.
Over more than two decades she has supported people through career stress, bipolar mood challenges, and coping after disasters. Sessions aim to be direct and useful, focused on small changes that make daily life more manageable.
How therapeutic approaches are used in online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and make choices that match their values. It can be useful for anxiety, stress, and coping with life changes because it focuses on small actions that add up.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at thoughts, feelings, and behaviors together. Online sessions using CBT typically include clear exercises and homework to change patterns tied to depression, anxiety, or anger.
Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on relationship patterns that began early and still affect how someone relates now. It helps people understand emotional responses and try new ways of connecting within their current relationships.
Choosing an approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about needs, goals, and preferences and then use techniques from these methods to find what fits best. Adjustments are made as progress and obstacles become clearer.
Session formats are not specified here, so confirm current online options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into busy days, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. Therapists can use focused skill work, weekly sessions, or practical goal-setting to fit into a person's everyday routine.
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Experience
26+ years
Listed in
Missouri
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, addictions, relationship and parenting concerns, and issues common in blended families.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her approach is client-centered and practical, using strategies from CBT, ACT, and motivational interviewing to help people change patterns and reach goals.
How much experience does she have?
She has 26 years of experience as a clinician working with a wide range of adult concerns.
Is she licensed and where is she based?
She is an LPC, a Licensed Professional Counselor, practicing in Missouri.
Are sessions offered in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can she work with clients outside the United States?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions scheduled and paid for?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is for adults and is not emergency care, mediation or legal advice. If you or a child are in danger, use the emergency numbers. Find someone else by name.