Maria "Patti" Lorenzo, LCPC
Illinois · 12 years in practice
Maria "Patti" Lorenzo is a licensed clinical professional counselor with 12 years of experience helping people change harsh self-talk and build kinder relationships with themselves.
License and registration
- LCPC, Illinois
- 180013018 · expires March 2027
- NPI
- 1336670843 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 12
- 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 Maria
Maria "Patti" Lorenzo is a licensed clinical professional counselor with 12 years of experience helping people change harsh self-talk and build kinder relationships with themselves. She focuses on clear, practical steps that fit into daily life. Patti works in Illinois and offers sessions in English, including online formats for international clients.
Patti often meets people who feel stuck in patterns of anxiety, overthinking, or constant self-criticism. She also supports those facing burnout, grief, life transitions, and challenges with intimacy or identity.
Background and approach
Many clients come because they want concrete ways to reduce stress and manage strong emotions. Her style blends warmth with direct reflection. Sessions tend to be collaborative - she helps people notice repeated reactions, try new responses, and weigh what actually helps them feel better.
Patti names patterns plainly and suggests small experiments you can practice between meetings. She draws from a mix of methods, including emotionally focused and acceptance-based work, to match each person’s needs. Therapy often includes short exercises, new ways of talking to yourself, and planning for real-life situations where you want different results.
Patti emphasizes steady progress over quick fixes. Expect honest feedback, gentle accountability, and practical tools you can use right away. If someone wants a therapist who combines empathy with actionable strategies, Patti offers a straightforward approach that aims to change everyday habits and outlooks.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Maria lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Maria names
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How her approaches translate to online care
Emotionally-Focused work helps people identify and name strong feelings and the interactions that keep them stuck. It’s useful for handling intense emotions, improving self-understanding, and shifting how you respond to emotional triggers.Acceptance and Commitment Therapy focuses on noticing thoughts without getting stuck in them, and taking steps toward what matters. It’s practical for anxiety, stress, and life changes where values-driven action matters.
Attachment-Based ideas look at early and current relationship patterns to explain how someone connects with others and themselves. This helps with intimacy-related worries, abandonment concerns, and forming steadier emotional habits.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Patti will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful, and then adapt methods as needed. The process is collaborative and paced to what the client can try between sessions.
Online therapy with Patti is offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is useful when nonverbal cues matter, phone calls can be simpler when bandwidth is limited, and chat or text works for brief check-ins or flexible scheduling. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to try approaches in real time where issues actually happen.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does Patti commonly address?
Patti helps people with anxiety, depression, bipolar symptoms, grief, stress, and coping with life changes. She also supports those struggling with self-esteem, intimacy-related issues, ADHD, and compassion fatigue.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is supportive and practical with honest reflection. She works collaboratively to notice patterns and try different responses in everyday situations.
What is her professional background?
Patti has 12 years of clinical experience working with adults on emotional and behavioral concerns. She emphasizes steady progress and real-world skills.
Where is Patti licensed to practice?
She holds an Illinois Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor credential, listed as LCPC, and practices from Illinois.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be conducted via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to match different schedules and needs.
How are fees and billing handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Patti?
Start by clicking the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling a session according to therapist availability.
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