Patricia (Pat) La Plante, LPC

Patricia (Pat) La Plante is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Colorado who brings decades of experience supporting people through grief, trauma, crisis, and life transitions. She earned a BA in Communications from Virginia Tech, an MA in Counseling, and an MA in Spiritual Formation, and she also completed a minor in nutrition that informed early work with clients experiencing eating disorders. Licensed in Colorado since 1992, she has practiced in hospitals, private practice, and community agencies including the Community Reach Center Mobile Crisis Unit, Denver Rescue Mission, and All-Health Network.

Her background as a crisis counselor and first responder includes work following hurricanes, mass shootings, bank robberies, corporate downsizings, and natural disasters. She has extensive experience walking alongside people who are dying and those who are grieving, and she offers focused care for issues such as stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, compassion fatigue, caregiver stress, chronic pain and illness, relationship and family concerns, parenting, and life purpose. Patricia describes her role as a guide, mentor, and encourager rather than a problem solver, helping clients explore how their current struggles developed and identifying steps to move forward. She aims to help each person rediscover purpose and address the barriers that keep them from living fully.

Patricia welcomes the opportunity to meet and work together with individuals and families seeking steady, experienced support through difficult circumstances.

Therapeutic approaches for online care

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on creating a warm, nonjudgmental space where the client leads the conversation and the therapist offers empathy and support. This approach is helpful for people facing grief, life transitions, self-esteem concerns, and the search for purpose because it honors each person’s values and pace.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, uses practical strategies to identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. It is often applied to anxiety, depression, stress, and coping challenges, and it equips clients with tools to manage symptoms and respond differently to difficult situations.

Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people explore and transform emotional responses within relationships, improving communication and connection. It can be especially useful for couples, family difficulties, and attachment-related struggles.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Patricia will work with each person to assess needs, goals, and preferences and will adapt methods over time so therapy fits the client rather than forcing a single model.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions can occur by video call, by phone, or through live chat and text-based messaging - making it easier to schedule regular appointments, maintain continuity of care during life changes, and access support from different locations. Licensed professionals can use these options to tailor pace and format to the client’s circumstances and daily routine.