Patsy Guest, LPC

Patsy Guest is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Texas with 20 years of clinical experience. She helps people who are coping with trauma, grief, anger, anxiety, addictive behaviors, and major life changes. Patsy aims to make the first steps into therapy less daunting and affirms the courage it takes to begin.

Over two decades she has supported people through stressful transitions and ongoing mood concerns. Her work includes helping with parenting strain, relationship difficulties, attention-deficit issues, and compassion fatigue from caregiving roles. She also has experience with adoption and foster care matters, aging and geriatric concerns, and issues that arise after natural or human-caused disasters.

Patsy uses practical, evidence-based techniques to help people manage strong emotions and build coping skills. Sessions focus on clear goals and simple tools that can be practiced between meetings. She aims to create a calm space where clients can talk through fears, anger, or loss without feeling judged.

Her approach often addresses relationship stress and infidelity, cultural challenges such as immigration issues, and identity concerns including gender dysphoria. She also assists with caregiver stress, hospice and end-of-life topics, and forgiving or processing guilt and shame.

People who prefer a straightforward therapist may find her style a good fit. Patsy emphasizes collaboration and steady progress, helping clients develop strategies for daily life. If you want practical steps to handle anxiety, grief, or trauma, she focuses on tools that aim to make a real difference.

How evidence-based methods translate to online care

Many of the techniques Patsy draws on are practical ways to manage symptoms and build new habits. One common approach uses skills training to manage strong emotions and reduce impulsive reactions; it teaches specific coping moves to try when anger or anxiety rise. Another approach focuses on processing loss and trauma through paced conversations and narrative work, helping people make sense of painful events and move forward.

Choosing the right method is a shared process. Patsy works with each person to match strategies to their needs, goals, and preferences. Together they check what helps and adjust the plan as progress is made.

Confirm the current session options before booking so you know what formats are available. Online therapy can make scheduling easier and fit sessions into a busy life, helping people keep regular appointments without long travel. It can also allow for shorter check-ins when time is tight or phone-based conversations when less bandwidth is available. Licensed professionals can use online work to focus on the same skills and goals they use in person.