- CBT techniques
- ACT practices
- Attachment focus
About Maria
Maria "Patti" Lorenzo is an Illinois Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) with 12 years of experience. She focuses on helping people change harsh self-talk and build steadier emotional habits. Many clients come for anxiety, depression, stress, grief, ADHD, bipolar concerns, intimacy-related issues, career questions, and coping with life transitions.
Patti describes therapy as a collaborative process. She works to build awareness of patterns that keep people feeling stuck. Sessions tend to be practical and focused on small, repeatable changes that matter day to day.
Her background emphasizes helping people with overthinking, people-pleasing, emotional exhaustion, and self-criticism. She also addresses trauma and abuse, compassion fatigue, and issues around attachment and abandonment. Career and intimacy concerns are part of her caseload as well.
Patti uses a mix of approaches to match the person in front of her. She draws on techniques that help change unhelpful thoughts, notice emotional patterns, and practice new ways of responding. Sessions include reflection, straightforward feedback, and actionable steps to try between meetings.
People who reach out often want tools they can use right away. Patti supports that with coaching-style moments alongside deeper therapeutic work. She accepts international clients and conducts sessions in English. To begin, visitors complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule an initial session.
How her approaches translate to online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting ruled by them. It emphasizes values and small actions that move a person toward what matters. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing them with practical experiments. It can help with anxiety, depression, and stress by teaching skills to change thinking and behavior. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at patterns in close relationships and how early experiences shape responses now; it can be useful for intimacy issues, abandonment concerns, and attachment-related stress.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Patti will work collaboratively to figure out which methods fit a client's goals and preferences. That choice can shift over time as needs change and as clients try techniques in their daily life.
The therapist's biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm the available online options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when a full session would be hard to manage. Therapists often blend structured skill work with reflective conversation, which translates well to remote meetings. If a particular session length or setup matters for your routine, check the current options when you arrange your first appointment.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
12+ years
Listed in
Illinois
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She helps with anxiety, depression, stress, grief, ADHD, bipolar concerns, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, intimacy-related issues, career questions, and coping with life changes.
How would you describe her way of working?
Her style is practical and collaborative. Sessions focus on building awareness, identifying patterns, and trying concrete steps between meetings.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 12 years of experience as a clinician working with the listed concerns and approaches.
Is she a licensed clinician and where does she practise?
She is an Illinois LCPC, which means Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor in Illinois.
Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?
She accepts international clients and offers sessions in English.
What session formats are offered?
The original biography does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What do I do to get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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