Work with Maria "Patti" Lorenzo (LCPC) - BetterHelp Online Therapist

About me

**45 Minutes Can Change Your Week — 12 Weeks Can Change Your Life**

Welcome. If you’re here, chances are you’re ready for change—and you don’t want therapy to take years to deliver it. My approach is designed to meet that urgency.

I offer **Solution-Focused Brief Therapy** with a twist: it’s a **coaching-type, lifestyle-first program** that lasts 12 weeks. We focus on practical shifts that help you move from stuck to self-led. Think of it as therapy with structure, momentum, and room to breathe.

Each **45-minute session** is paired with **daily 10–15 minute “homework” via messaging**—gentle prompts to track progress and tweak what isn’t working. This allows you to build new habits while staying connected between sessions, making the experience dynamic, not static.

I don’t rush to pathologize. Instead, I ask: what if your symptoms are signals—and your lifestyle is the cure? Often, once we address sleep, boundaries, internal self-talk, and daily structure, your clarity and calm naturally rise to the surface.

**You drive the process. I help you steer.**
Together, we create change that sticks—not because I hand you answers, but because we build a system that aligns with who you are and how you want to live.

Professional experience

12 yrs in practice

Trauma, Abuse Self esteem, Motivation Depression Coping with life changes Coaching

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

Services offered

Video

Messaging

Languages

EnglishTagalog

License information

IL LCPC 180013018

Reviews

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.

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

Patti is excellent, she makes me feel comfortable and heard. I can share whatever is troubling me and know that I have a great support system. Things although are tough now-soon will come to pass. I’ve grown tremendously with the help of Patti who’s great listening, sense of humor and advice has helped bring me back together. 10/10 highly recommend

Written on Nov 06, 2020 after therapy with Maria "Patti" for 2 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, lgbt, relationship issues, grief, and coping with life changes

Patti was great during the short time we worked together. She was very compassionate and kind as well as took my problems seriously.