Maria "Patti" Lorenzo, LCPC

Maria "Patti" Lorenzo is a licensed clinical professional counselor (LCPC) based in Illinois. She focuses on helping people develop a kinder inner voice and build more compassionate self-care. Patti uses straightforward, practical work to help clients notice patterns and make changes that matter in daily life.

Many people come to her feeling stuck, exhausted, or overwhelmed by anxiety and self-criticism. She often helps those dealing with burnout, life transitions, identity shifts, grief, and stress tied to caregiving or aging and geriatric issues. Patti pays attention to how self-talk shapes emotions and behavior.

Her style is collaborative and down-to-earth. Sessions combine reflection with hands-on strategies so clients can try new ways of coping between meetings. Expect warm, honest conversation paired with gentle accountability.

Patti draws on several practical approaches such as cognitive behavioral techniques and acceptance-based work to address thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. She also uses attachment-informed ideas to understand relationship patterns and DBT skills for managing intense emotions.

With twelve years of experience, Patti supports people through both immediate relief and longer-term growth. She helps clients set realistic goals, practice new habits, and track progress over time.

How Patti’s Approaches Translate to Online Work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice painful thoughts and feelings without getting ruled by them. It emphasizes values and small actions that move someone toward a meaningful life, which can help with anxiety, depression, and life transitions.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with real-life experiments. It offers concrete skills for changing patterns of worry, low mood, and self-criticism that clients can practice between sessions.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Patti treats therapy as a collaboration and will help you figure out which methods fit your goals and preferences. She tailors work to what you need, mixing techniques as problems shift and progress is made.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm the session options before booking since formats were not specified in the biography. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, allow for shorter check-ins when schedules are tight, and reduce travel time. It can also let someone use video or phone depending on bandwidth or comfort with being on camera. Discussing these practical details during the matching step helps ensure sessions match your routine and needs.