Patricia Breshears , LCPC

Patricia Breshears greets people with a calm, steady style. She listens first and asks clear questions to understand what is most pressing. Patricia is an Illinois LCPC with 32 years of experience in mental health care.

She helps people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and addiction. She also supports those facing loss, relationship and intimacy concerns, parenting strain, career crossroads, and issues related to women's health. Her work includes attention to family of origin patterns, codependency, grief, and mood difficulties.

In sessions Patricia focuses on building trust and rapport. She uses practical tools from cognitive behavioral approaches and solution-focused strategies. Together with clients she identifies small changes that can make daily life feel more manageable.

Mindfulness and narrative techniques appear in her work as well. Mindfulness helps people notice thoughts and reactions with less reactivity. Narrative approaches help rewrite unhelpful stories people tell about themselves.

Patricia emphasizes strengths and real skills. She helps people turn values into clear next steps. Her manner is warm and straightforward, aimed at steady progress over time.

Clients typically find the work conversational and goal oriented. Patricia helps people set and track realistic goals, then adjusts the plan as needs change.

Approaches and what online therapy can offer

Patricia uses cognitive behavioral techniques to help people notice and change unhelpful thought and behavior patterns. CBT often breaks problems into small parts so clients can test new behaviors and see different results.

She also brings mindfulness practices into sessions to help people become more aware of moment-to-moment experience and reduce reactivity. Mindfulness can be useful for anxiety, stress, and mood management.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Patricia collaborates with each person to match methods to their needs, goals, and comfort level, and she adjusts the plan as progress is made.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for deeper conversation and seeing nonverbal cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a camera is not desired. Live chat and messaging work well for brief check-ins, ongoing support between sessions, or for people who prefer writing to talking. These options provide flexibility to fit therapy into busy schedules and different daily routines.