Patricia (Pat) La Plante, LPC

Colorado · 31 years in practice

Patricia (Pat) La Plante is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Colorado.

License and registration

LPC, Colorado: LPC.0000800 · expires August 2027
NPI: 1205991221 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 31
Languages: English

Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.

About Patricia

Patricia (Pat) La Plante is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Colorado. She has provided counseling for 31 years and has worked in hospitals, agencies, and independent practice. Pat’s background includes crisis response and helping people through grief and loss.

She has supported people after hurricanes, mass shootings, corporate downsizings, and other sudden events. That crisis work included time with a mobile crisis unit and work at shelters and community mental health centers.

Background and approach

Pat also has experience supporting people who are dying and those caring for someone at the end of life. Pat holds a Bachelor of Arts in Communications from Virginia Tech, a Master of Arts in Counseling, and a Master of Arts in Spiritual Formation. A minor in nutrition informs how she approaches eating concerns and related health issues.

In sessions she takes a companioning approach - listening closely, asking practical questions, and helping clients consider how they arrived at their current situation. She uses a blend of methods that include Emotionally-Focused Therapy, client-centered ideas, cognitive behavioral work, and Jungian perspectives to guide conversations about feelings and meaning.

Clients can expect straightforward talk about coping skills, grief processing, trauma recovery, and life transitions. Pat aims to help people reconnect with purpose, sort through painful emotions, and find manageable next steps to move forward.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Patricia lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Trauma and abuse
Grief
Depression
Compassion fatigue
Relationship issues
Family conflicts
Eating disorders
Parenting issues
Anger management
Self esteem
Career difficulties
Coping with life changes
Caregiver issues and stress
Chronic pain, illness, and disability
Communication problems
Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
Emptiness
Family of origin issues
First responder issues
Forgiveness
Guilt and shame
Hospice and end-of-life counseling
Isolation / loneliness
Life purpose
Post-traumatic stress

Approaches Patricia names

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Online support

How therapeutic approaches fit into online care

Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) focuses on identifying and shifting unhelpful emotional patterns. It helps people name difficult feelings and change how they respond to themselves and others, which can be useful for grief, trauma, and relationship distress.

Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes being heard and understood. The therapist follows the client's lead, reflects feelings, and helps people find their own solutions to life problems such as anxiety, emptiness, or career uncertainty.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at thoughts and actions that keep problems going. It teaches practical skills to change unhelpful thinking and behavior, which can help with anxiety, depression, and coping with chronic pain or stress.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and needs with each person and suggest which methods to try. That shared planning helps shape what the work will look like and what to focus on from session to session.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls let people work face to face without travel. Phone sessions can be a lower-bandwidth option or fit a short break at work. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for quick check-ins, coping tools between sessions, or when writing helps clarify thoughts. Those options make it easier to fit consistent care into a busy life.

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Questions people ask

What concerns does this therapist address?

She helps people facing stress, anxiety, trauma, grief, depression, relationship and family issues, eating concerns, parenting strain, anger, self-esteem, career questions, and coping with life changes.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Her style is companioning and practical. She listens closely, asks concrete questions, and helps clients identify steps to address problems.

How much experience does she have?

She has 31 years of clinical experience working in hospitals, community agencies, independent practice, and crisis response roles.

What are her credentials and where is she located?

She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in Colorado and practices from that state.

Which languages are offered and can international clients connect?

Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.

What session formats are available?

She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.

How does payment and cost work?

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