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Patty Seahlaigh, LPC

  • Experience26 years
  • LocationMissouri
  • Focus areasStress and Anxiety, Trauma and abuse, and Grief
  • Therapy approachesInternal Family Systems and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
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About Patty

Patty Seahlaigh is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Missouri with 26 years of clinical experience helping people navigate stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and complex life transitions.

Background and approach

She focuses on building a collaborative relationship that honors each person’s strengths while addressing practical issues like parenting, addictive behaviors, relationship conflict, and coping with grief or major change. Her work combines established, evidence-informed methods to tailor treatment to each client’s needs.

Patty draws on approaches that attend to emotional patterns, attachment dynamics, and present-focused skill building to reduce distress and improve daily functioning. She aims to create a respectful, nonjudgmental space where clients can explore difficult feelings, increase self-awareness, and develop sustainable coping strategies.

Patty’s practice also addresses a broad range of related concerns including abandonment, attachment issues, adoption and foster care dynamics, communication problems, dissociation, and substance-related difficulties. With a practical and trauma-aware orientation, she supports clients in strengthening resilience, improving communication, and finding clearer direction amid life’s challenges.

Therapeutic approaches and online care that adapt to your needs

Patty integrates Internal Family Systems and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to address both internal emotional parts and values-driven change. Internal Family Systems helps people notice and work with different inner parts - for example protective or wounded parts - so painful feelings can be understood and transformed. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy focuses on clarifying values and building committed action while learning to relate differently to uncomfortable thoughts and sensations.

Finding the right approach is treated as a collaborative process. The therapist will explore a client’s concerns, goals, and preferences together with the client and adjust methods over time so care fits the person rather than forcing a single model on every situation.

Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging which make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules and reach licensed professionals from home or work. These formats offer flexibility in timing and communication style, allowing clients to choose how they engage while working toward clearer coping strategies and greater emotional balance.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Patty address?
Her practice covers stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting challenges, addictions, relationship and anger issues, self-esteem, career difficulties, bipolar disorder, and coping with life changes, among other concerns.
What is her therapeutic style and approach?
She uses a blend of evidence-informed methods including Internal Family Systems, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to tailor care to each person.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Patty brings 26 years of experience as a licensed clinician working with a wide range of emotional and relational issues.
Where is Patty licensed and what is her credential?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Missouri with license number MO LPC 2024012900.
Does she work with clients in other languages or internationally?
She conducts therapy in English and is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are offered?
Sessions are available via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and needs.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How does someone begin working with Patty?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyTrauma and abuseGriefParenting issuesDepression

Also works with

AddictionsRelationship issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changes

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeBlended family issuesCodependencyCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsGuilt and shameIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisMood disordersMulticultural concernsPanic disorder and panic attacksPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthSelf-harmSelf-loveWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Motivational InterviewingPsychodynamic TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

26+ years

Licensed

Missouri

Languages

English