Hi, I’m Patti Lorenzo, MS, LCPC.
I help individuals navigate life’s challenges by combining a trauma-informed lens with a structured, solution-focused approach. My work focuses on helping you identify your personal resources, recognize your natural patterns and flow, and understand the times and situations when stress, anxiety, or low mood show up. This approach helps you see that you’re not “broken” or always struggling—your challenges often appear in specific moments that can be managed and transformed.
Self-knowledge is at the center of growth and healing. Together, we’ll map your strengths, develop actionable strategies, and create weekly practices that help you move past obstacles, build resilience, and experience meaningful progress. My clients appreciate that I provide both compassionate support and clear accountability so they can actively engage in their own healing journey.
If you’re ready to understand yourself better, work with your natural flow, and take actionable steps toward lasting change, I’d love to work with you.
Additional areas of focus: Stress, Anxiety, Grief, Intimacy-related issues, Career difficulties, Bipolar disorder, Compassion fatigue, ADHD, Abandonment, Adoption and foster care, Aging and geriatric issues, Attachment issues, BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture, Blended family issues, Body image, Caregiver issues and stress, Chronic pain, illness, and disability, Co-morbidity, Codependency, Communication problems, Control issues, Coping with natural or human-caused disaster, Dependent personality, Dissociation, Divorce and separation, Domestic violence, Emptiness, Family of origin issues, First responder issues, Forgiveness, Gender dysphoria, Guilt and shame, Hospice and end-of-life counseling, Immigration issues, Impulsivity, Infidelity, Isolation / loneliness, Jealousy, Life purpose, Men's issues, Midlife crisis, Veteran and Armed Forces Issues, Mood disorders, Multicultural concerns, Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Personality disorders, Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships, Postpartum depression, Post-traumatic stress, Pregnancy and childbirth, Prejudice and discrimination, Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Self-harm, Self-love, Sex addiction, Sexual assault and abuse, Sexual dysfunction, Sexuality, Social anxiety and phobia, Somatization, Traumatic brain injury, Visually impaired, Women's issues, Workplace issues, Young adult issues
Clinical approaches: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Existential Therapy, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Jungian Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Somatic Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy, Internal Family Systems
IL LCPC 180013018
These quotes represent just a few of the many positive reviews that we have received for Maria "Patti" Lorenzo. We don't pay anyone to provide their review and they are all made voluntarily. Some people's experience receiving therapy with BetterHelp might be different.
Better help has really allowed me to set good goals for myself. I think my therapist is doing a wonderful job. she is considerate and knowledgeable. I would definitely recommend her to anyone who may need help.
I also like that this site is accessible and fits well into my schedule. I don't have to drive anywhere and instead I can do everything from the comfort of my own home.
Written on Nov 05, 2025 after therapy with Maria "Patti" for 3 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, family conflicts, self esteem, coping with life changes, compassion fatigue, and adhd
Two sessions with Patti and I am seeing positive effect on me and my mental health. She is easy to understand.
She listens and relate well specially on my take on mental healthnin a Filipino house hold.
Written on Oct 01, 2025 after therapy with Maria "Patti" for 3 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, grief, sleeping disorders, self esteem, career difficulties, and adhd
Patti is very easy to talk to and I feel great opening up with her.
Written on May 14, 2024 after therapy with Maria "Patti" for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, lgbt, grief, sleeping disorders, self esteem, career difficulties, and coping with life changes
I'm a first-time user of betterhelp and I'm grateful that my first therapist, Ma'am Patti, has been a great match for me. She's an excellent listener and therapist. She gives me homework that I can do and practice daily to improve my mental health. Also, communicating in English and Tagalog makes our sessions comfortable and easier. Thank you, Ma'am Patti!
Written on Apr 25, 2024 after therapy with Maria "Patti" for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, self esteem, career difficulties, and coping with life changes
Patti really makes you feel like finally, someone understands you and that you're not just "in your head." really appreciate what she has done even with just 1 session in.
Written on Jun 29, 2022 after therapy with Maria "Patti" for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, family conflicts, grief, eating disorders, sleeping disorders, self esteem, coping with life changes, and adhd
Patti is a great therapist. She is very knowledgeable and she’s a great listener. She makes me feel heard and she gives me a different frame of reference to think from that I wouldn’t have thought about. She has really helped me sort through the issues I have been going through and has helped me feel like I’m not broken.
Written on Dec 01, 2021 after therapy with Maria "Patti" for 2 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, family conflicts, self esteem, and coping with life changes