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Patricia (Patty) Earl, LPC

  • Experience29 years
  • LocationLouisiana
  • Focus areasStress and Anxiety, Relationship, and Trauma and abuse
  • Therapy approachesInternal Family Systems and Client-Centered Therapy
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About Patricia

Patricia (Patty) Earl is an LPC with nearly three decades of clinical experience helping people navigate a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, addictions, and mood disorders.

Background and approach

She brings a grounded, attentive presence to sessions and centers her work on listening carefully and responding thoughtfully to each person's needs. Her practice also addresses relationship and intimacy-related difficulties, parenting and family challenges, eating concerns, bipolar disorder, ADHD, compassion fatigue, and issues related to life purpose, forgiveness, cancer, HIV/AIDS, hospice and end-of-life care.

Patty integrates several evidence-informed and experiential methods to support change. She draws on Internal Family Systems ideas alongside client-centered and cognitive behavioral approaches, and uses elements of dialectical behavior and existential therapies as appropriate.

This blend allows her to work with both emotional processing and practical coping skills, tailoring interventions to the situation. Based in Louisiana, she offers services in English and accepts international clients, meeting people through scheduled video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging sessions.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care



Internal Family Systems offers a way to explore internal parts and the relationships among them, helping clients gain understanding and compassionate leadership of their inner experience; it can be useful for trauma responses, conflicted emotions, and persistent patterns. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps identify unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns and teaches concrete skills to reduce symptoms of anxiety, depression, and mood instability. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a nonjudgmental, empathic stance where the therapist supports the client’s self-discovery and personal growth through attentive presence and validation.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work itself. Patty collaborates with each person to learn about their goals, preferences, and life context, then blends methods that feel most useful in session. This collaborative process helps tailor interventions so they fit the client's unique needs rather than following a one-size-fits-all plan.

Online sessions make these approaches accessible through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These formats provide flexibility for scheduling, allow people to engage from wherever they are, and support a continuity of care when in-person meetings are not possible. Licensed professionals can adapt experiential and skills-based therapies to online formats to help clients practice strategies between sessions and continue progress over time.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with a broad range of issues including stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, addictions, relationship and intimacy-related issues, eating concerns, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and related mood conditions.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is centered and grounded, emphasizing attentive listening and thoughtful responses while combining experiential and skills-based strategies to meet individual needs.
What is her clinical background and experience?
She has 29 years of clinical experience working with trauma, grief, eating disorders, addiction, and other mental health concerns across diverse settings.
Where is she licensed and what credential does she hold?
She holds the LPC credential with license LA LPC 4854 and practices from Louisiana.
Does she work in languages other than English or with international clients?
Sessions are conducted in English, and she does accept international clients for online work.
What session formats are available?
Clients may connect through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging according to preference and availability.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How does someone begin working with her?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling a time based on therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesTrauma and abuseGriefCoping with life changes

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTFamily conflictsIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemBipolar disorderCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

CancerForgivenessHIV / AIDSHospice and end-of-life counselingLife purposeMood disordersPost-traumatic stress

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Existential TherapyMindfulness TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

29+ years

Licensed

Louisiana

Languages

English