Patricia Schofield, LCSW
30-year LCSW offering steady, practical support
Details
| Name | Patricia Schofield |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LCSW |
| Based in | Illinois |
| Licensed in | Illinois |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 30 |
About Patricia
Patricia Schofield is a licensed clinical social worker with 30 years of experience helping people navigate hard life moments. She focuses on practical support for worries like addiction, depression, anxiety, grief, and relationship strain. Patricia aims to make starting therapy feel manageable and straightforward for people who are nervous about taking that first step.
Her sessions are built around listening first. She creates space for clients to say what matters to them and then helps put words to confusing feelings.
Background and approach
Patricia uses straightforward tools to address stress, anger, motivation, and parenting concerns so clients leave with clear next steps. Patricia draws from several approaches, including narrative ideas and acceptance and commitment methods. She helps people examine the stories they tell about themselves and notice what matters most.
This work supports shifts in how people relate to painful memories, family patterns, and self-criticism. Attachment-based and client-centered work shape how she builds trust with clients. That means attention to how relationships affect emotions and a focus on the client’s goals and strengths.
Cognitive behavioral techniques are used when practical skill-building is needed for mood, anxiety, or coping with change. Patricia practices in Illinois and conducts sessions in English. She is comfortable supporting concerns such as parenting stress, blended family issues, caregiver strain, chronic illness, first responder stress, and substance use challenges.
Her approach is steady, respectful, and aimed at helping people move forward.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Addictions, Relationship issues, Family conflicts among the things Patricia works with, alongside the areas below.
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Anger management
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): Listed by Patricia among the ways she works.
- Attachment-Based Therapy: Listed by Patricia among the ways she works.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Patricia among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Patricia among the ways she works.
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT): Listed by Patricia among the ways she works.
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT): Listed by Patricia among the ways she works.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Patricia among the ways she works.
- Psychodynamic Therapy: Listed by Patricia among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Patricia among the ways she works.
- Internal Family Systems: Listed by Patricia among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Patricia directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Patricia directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
How narrative and ACT work in online sessions
Patricia blends narrative ideas with acceptance and commitment methods to help people untangle painful stories and choose actions that fit their values. Narrative work looks at the stories someone tells about themselves and their past, then considers alternatives that open up new possibilities. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on noticing difficult thoughts and feelings while identifying meaningful goals and small steps toward them.She also uses attachment-based and client-centered approaches to ground the online relationship. That means she pays attention to how relationships shape feelings and centers the client's goals and strengths. Deciding which approach to use is a team effort - she will help clients try options and pick what feels most helpful based on needs and preferences.
Online therapy with her can happen by video call, phone session, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit sessions around work, childcare, or medical appointments. Phone sessions can work well when bandwidth is low, and text or chat can suit brief check-ins or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Video calls allow more face-to-face interaction when that is useful.
Common questions about this listing
What kinds of concerns does Patricia help with?
She supports people facing addictions, relationship and family struggles, grief, anger, stress, anxiety, trauma, parenting challenges, self-esteem issues, career changes, depression, and compassion fatigue.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is collaborative and grounded. She listens first, then uses narrative, acceptance and commitment, attachment, client-centered, and cognitive behavioral ideas to guide practical change.
What is her professional background?
She has worked in clinical social work for 30 years, supporting people through addiction, family conflict, grief, and mood concerns.
Where does she practice and what credential does she hold?
She practices in Illinois and holds an LCSW, which stands for Licensed Clinical Social Worker.
Are sessions offered in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not accepting international clients.
Which session formats are available?
Sessions can be done by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions are provided through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What steps do I take to begin working with her?
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