Patricia (Pat) La Plante

Patricia (Pat) La Plante is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Colorado with 31 years of practice. She has spent decades helping people through crisis, grief, trauma, and major life changes. Pat’s approach is calm and steady. She aims to walk alongside clients as a guide and encourager rather than fixing problems for them.

Pat began her career after earning a BA in Communications from Virginia Tech and two master's degrees - one in counseling and one in spiritual formation. Her background includes work in hospitals, private practice, and multiple agencies. She has served on a mobile crisis unit and in settings that responded to disasters and community emergencies.

Her clinical work includes supporting people after hurricanes, mass shootings, natural disasters, and sudden community events. She has considerable experience with grief and end-of-life concerns, and with people coping with trauma, loss, and sudden change.

In sessions she helps people trace how problems developed and identify practical next steps. She uses client-centered conversation to explore goals, cognitive behavioral ideas to shift unhelpful thinking, and emotionally-focused work to address relationship and attachment concerns. Jungian ideas inform deeper meaning and purpose work when clients want that.

Pat also supports people facing caregiver stress, chronic illness, first responder issues, eating struggles, anger, and career transitions. Sessions are conducted in English, and she accepts international clients. To begin, select the Start Therapy button and complete the short matching questionnaire.

Therapeutic approaches and online care

Pat often uses client-centered work that focuses on the person’s experience and goals. This approach centers on active listening and helps people feel heard while deciding what they want to change.

She also draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to identify and shift thought patterns that feed anxiety, depression, or anger. CBT offers practical tools for changing behaviors and reactions in everyday situations.

Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) is used when relationship or attachment feelings are central. EFT helps name emotions and experiments with new ways of responding to strengthen bonds or repair communication.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss your needs, goals, and preferences and help choose methods that fit. This is a collaborative process and may change as progress is made.

The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm available options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, shorten travel time, and allow brief check-ins when schedules are tight. It also lets people access a licensed professional in Colorado from different locations.