Patricia Lord , LPC, LCPC

Patricia Lord is a licensed professional counselor with ten years of clinical experience in Kansas. She holds LPC and LCPC credentials and uses a straightforward, empathetic approach when meeting new clients. Patricia focuses on helping people navigate stress, anxiety, depression, and life changes in ways that fit their daily lives.

She works with concerns related to relationships, parenting, family problems, and women's issues. Patricia also supports people dealing with grief, trauma and abuse, eating and food-related challenges, and postpartum mood concerns. Young adult issues, self-esteem, and coping with control or codependency problems are part of her regular caseload.

Her style is client-centered and practical. Sessions often include cognitive behavioral ideas to change unhelpful thoughts and mindfulness exercises to reduce reactivity. She uses solution-focused strategies to set clear, short-term goals and track progress together.

Patricia emphasizes real-world steps clients can try between sessions. Conversations are aimed at identifying patterns, testing small changes, and building healthier routines around food, sleep, and relationships. She brings patience and steady guidance while helping people regain calm and purpose.

Patricia’s background includes work with adolescents, teens, and young adults as well as adults across divorce, co-parenting, and step-parenting situations. Her experience covers adjustment and attachment issues, non-suicidal self-harm in teens, and a range of mood disorders. This practical experience informs how she shapes therapy to each person’s situation.

How Patricia’s approaches translate to online care

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and building trust, allowing the therapist to follow each person’s pace and priorities while working toward their goals. This approach helps when someone needs a supportive space to sort through feelings and decide on small steps forward.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. Online sessions use simple exercises to identify thought patterns and test new behaviors, which is useful for anxiety, mood concerns, and eating-related challenges.

Mindfulness Therapy teaches attention skills to reduce reactivity and increase calm. Short guided practices and breathing exercises are often used to lower stress and build awareness of eating and emotional triggers.

Finding the right approach is collaborative. Patricia will talk with each person about goals and preferences, then try methods that fit their situation. Together they review what helps and adjust the plan as needed.

Online formats make it easier to use therapy in everyday life. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and body language cues. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a hands-free option is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging let people check in between sessions or use brief, focused communication during busy days. These options give flexibility for scheduling and follow-through while working on stress, relationships, and life changes.