Maria "Patti" Lorenzo is a licensed counselor with 12 years of experience helping people shift their inner voice and build more self-compassion.
01About Maria
Maria "Patti" Lorenzo is a licensed counselor with 12 years of experience helping people shift their inner voice and build more self-compassion. She holds an IL LCPC and brings a calm, practical presence to sessions. Her style mixes warmth with clear feedback so clients can make changes they notice day to day.
Many people come to Patti feeling overwhelmed by anxiety, overthinking, or a harsh inner critic. She also supports those facing burnout, major life transitions, grief, and mood concerns such as depression or bipolar disorder.
Background and approach
Clients often want help stopping old patterns that keep them stuck. Patti uses simple, down-to-earth methods to build awareness and new habits. She helps people name unhelpful thoughts, practice more flexible responses, and set realistic goals for change.
Therapy is treated as a partnership where both client and therapist work toward practical shifts. She has particular experience with issues tied to identity and life stage, including menopause-related emotional shifts, caregiving stress, and career transitions. Patti also addresses intimacy-related concerns, ADHD, compassion fatigue, and challenges linked to attachment and abandonment.
Sessions are conversational but focused. Expect empathy, reflection, and gentle accountability aimed at long-term growth. The work tends to center on building steadier emotional routines, improving communication with others, and making everyday life feel more manageable.
02Credentials
- LCPC (Illinois)
- License 180013018 · expires March 2027
- NPI
- 1336670843 · national provider identifier
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03Focus areas and approaches
Everything Maria lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Methods Maria names
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
These are the methods Maria names on their own professional profile. Naming an approach is not evidence of training or certification in it, and this directory checks no training records. Ask directly if it matters to you.
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04Online support
Therapeutic approaches that translate to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on noticing thoughts without getting stuck in them and choosing actions that match your values. It can help with anxiety, depression, and feeling stuck. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches practical steps to change patterns that cause distress. It is often useful for anxiety, depression, and stress-related problems.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each client about their goals and preferences, then try methods that fit those needs. Decisions about which techniques to use are made together and adjusted over time based on what helps most.
Online therapy offers flexibility in how and when sessions happen. Video calls let people meet face to face from home or another quiet place, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text-based messaging can support brief check-ins or ongoing coaching between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving, or travel and to maintain momentum when life gets busy.
05Questions people ask
What concerns does she address?
Patti helps people with anxiety, depression, bipolar symptoms, grief, stress, and compassion fatigue. She also works on self-esteem, intimacy-related issues, ADHD, and life transitions.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is supportive and practical with warm but direct feedback. Sessions are collaborative and focus on building awareness and everyday skills.
How long has she been practicing?
She has 12 years of clinical experience working with adults on a range of emotional and life concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She holds an IL LCPC and practices in Illinois.
Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?
Sessions are offered to international clients as well as people in the U.S., and are conducted in English.
What session formats are available?
She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How is payment handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session according to the therapist's availability.
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