Patrice LaGrand , LMSW

Patrice LaGrand is a licensed social worker practicing in Michigan with five years of professional experience. She centers sessions on clients' strengths and helps people take practical steps toward greater well-being. Patrice emphasizes collaboration and clear, down-to-earth conversation rather than clinical jargon.

She works with common concerns like stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, and relationship or intimacy-related worries. Patrice also supports people navigating career pressures, life changes, and family-of-origin or family problems. She pays attention to issues that often overlap with these concerns, such as isolation, grief around aging, caregiver stress, and postpartum depression.

Patrice draws on approaches that keep the work focused and practical. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice and shift unhelpful thinking patterns. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps clients clarify values and take committed action. Client-centered techniques create a respectful, nonjudgmental space for people to be heard.

Sessions are aimed at small, achievable steps - practicing new skills, trying brief experiments between meetings, and checking what works. Patrice uses motivational interviewing and solution-focused ideas to build motivation and workable plans. She talks through coping strategies for chronic illness, pain, control issues, and times of crisis.

The approach is collaborative and paced to each person. Patrice helps clients set goals, track progress, and adjust the plan as needed. Appointments are available through several online formats to match different schedules and preferences.

Therapeutic approaches for online care

Patrice commonly uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which helps people name what matters to them and take small steps toward those values even when feelings are difficult. ACT is useful for anxiety, low mood, and life transitions where moving forward feels hard.

She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. CBT is practical and skill-oriented, and it can help with stress, depression, and anxiety by teaching thought records, behavioral experiments, and coping techniques.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Patrice will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't helped before, and then try methods that fit those needs. The process is collaborative and adjusted as progress is tracked.

Online therapy formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which allow flexible scheduling and different ways to stay connected between meetings. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be better when lower bandwidth or no camera is preferred. Live chat and messaging support brief check-ins, skill practice, or ongoing accountability without a full appointment. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or treatment for chronic health issues.