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- Client-centered
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Trauma-focused work
About Patti
Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas and Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) in New Mexico, Patti Mallow has 12 years of counseling experience. She helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, and parenting challenges. Patti also supports concerns such as self-esteem, relationships, eating issues, career stress, compassion fatigue, and the practical strains of life change.
Patti’s work draws on client-centered methods and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). She uses trauma-focused and narrative approaches when past harm shapes present patterns. Sessions are focused on clear skills, communication, and realistic steps a person can try between meetings.
Her background is mainly in agencies serving domestic violence and sexual assault survivors. That work included individual and group counseling for residential and outreach settings. She also supervised other counselors and student interns, and held roles in program direction and group foster care support.
Patti has helped people with post-traumatic stress, abandonment, family of origin issues, and workplace difficulties. She often addresses guilt, shame, boundary setting, and rebuilding daily routines after upheaval. Practical problem solving and short-term goals are common features of her sessions.
People who choose Patti can expect straightforward talk about coping skills, communication strategies, and ways to make values line up with daily choices. Her background in program work informs an emphasis on real-world application and step-by-step progress. Sessions are conducted in English and reflect her experience with trauma-informed care.
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How these approaches inform online work
Client-centered therapy focuses on the person’s perspective and priorities. In practice this means sessions start with what matters most to the client and the therapist follows the client’s lead to set goals and pacing. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions interact and uses concrete exercises to change patterns. CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, and stress when people want practical steps and homework-style practice.Narrative therapy attends to the stories people tell about themselves and helps separate problems from identity. This approach can help with shame, self-esteem, and reclaiming agency after trauma. The therapist will often use questions and reflections to uncover alternate narratives and emphasize strengths.
Deciding which approach to use is collaborative. The therapist will review concerns, goals, and preferences, then recommend an approach or combine elements. That plan can be adjusted over time based on how a person responds and what feels most useful.
Specific session formats are not listed in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when time is limited, and let people choose whether to use video or audio depending on comfort and bandwidth. Licensed professionals commonly adapt exercises and between-session tasks to suit remote sessions and daily life.
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Areas of expertise
Primary focus
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Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
12+ years
Listed in
Texas, New Mexico
Languages
English
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Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she commonly address?
Patti works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, parenting, relationship problems, self-esteem, eating issues, career stress, and compassion fatigue. Additional focuses include abandonment, communication problems, post-traumatic stress, and sexual assault and abuse.
What style of therapy does she use?
She uses client-centered methods and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) alongside narrative and trauma-focused approaches. Sessions often include skills practice, communication work, and short-term problem solving.
How much experience does this counselor have?
Patti has 12 years of experience providing counseling services, primarily within agencies serving domestic violence and sexual assault clients. She has also supervised counselors and interns.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She is an LPC in Texas and an LPCC in New Mexico and practices in New Mexico. Those credentials are listed as LPC and LPCC.
Which languages are offered for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions structured and what formats are available?
Session formats are not specified in the biography; please confirm current session options before booking. The therapist uses a practical, skill-based structure in sessions.
How are fees handled and how do I start?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the urgent help numbers.