Patricia Klepinger , LPC

Patricia Klepinger is a Licensed Professional Counselor who helps people manage stress, anxiety, and the fallout from trauma and abuse. She supports people wrestling with parenting pressures, low self-esteem, panic, and big life changes. Patricia writes and listens in a straightforward way that aims to make the first step easier.

With three years as an LPC in Texas and eight years working as a professional school counselor, she brings a mix of clinical and school-based experience. That background shaped her approach to working with concerns like mood disorders, panic attacks, and post-traumatic stress.

Patricia uses several practical methods to help people make changes. She draws on cognitive behavioral tools to identify unhelpful thoughts and on acceptance and commitment ideas to clarify values and move toward them. Emotionally focused techniques guide conversations about attachment and connection when relationships and abandonment issues come up.

Sessions focus on clear goals and small, doable steps. She also addresses body image, caregiver stress, isolation, guilt, and shame in concrete ways. People can expect a collaborative tone and a plan that fits their life and responsibilities.

Patricia is based in Texas and conducts sessions in English. Her practice works with issues such as forgiveness, life purpose, self-harm thoughts, and finding more self-love while navigating everyday demands.

How her approaches translate to online therapy

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, often called ACT, helps people clarify what matters to them and take small actions toward those values even when feelings are hard to bear. It is useful for anxiety, life changes, and building more consistent habits. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at patterns of thought and behavior and offers practical exercises to change them, which can reduce panic symptoms and low mood. Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people understand attachment and emotional responses so they can improve close relationships and work through abandonment or communication problems.

Deciding which approach to use is a team effort. Patricia will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and try different strategies to find what fits best. She blends methods when it helps, and checks in regularly to adjust the plan based on what is working.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation for deeper emotional work. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging support ongoing check-ins, brief problem-solving, and tracking progress between longer sessions. These options aim to make therapy easier to fit into a busy life.