Patrice LaGrandLMSW

Patrice LaGrand is a licensed social worker in Michigan with five years of clinical experience. She focuses on practical support for stress, anxiety, motivation, and self-esteem. Patrice approaches sessions with a respectful, straightforward manner that aims to make change feel possible and manageable.

She works from the view that each person knows their own story and brings strengths to the work. Patrice helps people identify those strengths and use them when facing difficult situations. She offers a calm, encouraging presence and aims to help people take small steps that add up to meaningful change.

In sessions she draws on tools from cognitive behavioral approaches and acceptance-based work to help people notice unhelpful patterns and try different responses. She also uses client-centered ways of working that keep the person's goals and values in the lead. Motivational interviewing and solution-focused techniques are used when people want practical next steps and clearer momentum.

Patrice has helped people cope with relationship strain, life changes, career pressures, and feelings of loneliness or emptiness. She also supports those dealing with postpartum depression, caregiver stress, chronic illness, and aging-related concerns. Her style is collaborative and goal-minded while remaining flexible to each person's needs.

People who choose Patrice often want straightforward guidance, practical skills, and a therapist who listens without judgment. To begin, she asks clients to share where they are now and what they hope to change, then together they build a plan that fits daily life.

How approach and online work come together

Many of Patrice's tools come from cognitive behavioral therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy. Cognitive behavioral therapy helps people notice patterns of thinking and behavior and try different responses to reduce stress and anxiety. Acceptance and commitment therapy focuses on clarifying personal values and taking action that aligns with those values, which can help with motivation and life changes.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Patrice will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. Together they try methods that fit the person's needs and adjust the plan based on what works in real life.

The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm available online options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into busy days, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when helpful. It also makes it possible to practice skills between sessions in the environments where challenges actually happen. Patrice aims to match therapy methods and scheduling to daily life so progress can carry over outside the appointment.