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Online therapist

Patti Hampsten

Compassionate, practical counseling for change

Credentials
LCPC
Experience
3 years
Licensed in
Illinois
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Patti

Patti Hampsten is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) in Illinois who uses a client-centered approach to help people make changes. She begins by listening without judgment and validating feelings. Her style is casual and inviting so people can talk about what matters to them and leave with practical tools.

Patti often begins with motivational interviewing to help clarify goals and build motivation. From there she draws on cognitive behavioral techniques and dialectical behavior skills as needed.

Background and approach

She uses mindfulness practices and solution-focused ideas to build coping strategies that fit daily life. Her background includes work in community mental health and a start in addictions counseling. She also provides clinical supervision to problem-solving court participants, including drug court, mental health court, and veterans court clients.

This experience informs a practical, skills-oriented approach. Patti helps with a wide range of concerns such as stress, anxiety, addiction, grief, eating issues, mood challenges, and parenting matters. She pays attention to the reasons behind behaviors and works with people to develop clearer choices and new habits.

Sessions aim to leave people with at least one useful strategy each time. Patti tailors techniques to individual goals and life circumstances. She encourages steady progress and partners with people through setbacks and changes.

Therapeutic approaches for online support

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and understanding without judgment. It helps people feel heard and seen, and it creates space to set goals at a comfortable pace. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at patterns of thinking and behavior and teaches concrete skills to change unhelpful habits, which can help with anxiety, mood, and stress. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, combines acceptance and change strategies and offers skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and managing intense reactions.

Patti treats finding the right approach as a collaborative process. She will talk with each person about their needs, goals, and preferences and suggest which methods to try first. Together they check what helps and adjust methods as progress is made.

Online therapy here is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Those options make it easier to fit counseling into a busy schedule and to use shorter check-ins or longer sessions as needed. The variety of formats supports continued work on skills and goals even when life is hectic.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

Concrete skills for riding out strong emotion, tolerating distress, and handling relationships without things escalating. The skills are practised in daily life, so between-session support by message or phone fits naturally.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Patti address?
She works with many issues including stress, anxiety, addictions, depression, eating and body image problems, grief, parenting, trauma and compassion fatigue.
What is her therapy style like?
Patti uses a warm, client-centered approach and starts by validating where a person is. She combines motivational interviewing with practical skill-building methods.
What background does she bring to sessions?
Her experience includes community mental health work and a start as an addictions counselor, plus supervising problem-solving court participants in Illinois.
What are her credentials and location?
She is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, LCPC, licensed in Illinois with license number IL LCPC 180.003506.
Which languages are supported and can international clients connect?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.
How are sessions delivered?
Therapy can be done by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to get started?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

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