Colleen Prendergast, LPC

Colleen Prendergast is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Wisconsin who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, ADHD, grief, and relationship or family concerns. She works with adults across life stages who are coping with life changes, addiction issues, trauma, anger, low self-esteem, career questions, and mood shifts. Colleen focuses on thoughts and everyday habits to help people make steady changes in day-to-day life.

She uses an individualized approach rather than a one-size-fits-all plan. Sessions emphasize building a trusting relationship first, so people feel heard and not judged. Colleen combines talk-based work with practical skills and mindfulness practices to address immediate struggles and long-term patterns.

Her practice draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Client-Centered methods, and Mindfulness Therapy. She adapts techniques to each person's needs and goals, often blending strategies to target thoughts, emotions, and behaviors that keep problems going.

Colleen describes therapy as collaborative. She helps clients identify small, actionable steps and everyday habits that reduce distress and improve functioning. The work can include coping skills, emotion regulation tools, and techniques to shift unhelpful thinking.

With 18 years of experience as an LPC, she brings steady clinical practice and a compassionate, down-to-earth style. People who want practical strategies for managing mood, stress, and relationships may find her approach helpful.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and commit to values-guided actions. It is useful for stress, anxiety, grief, and when thoughts get in the way of living the way someone wants. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing thought patterns and behaviors that maintain problems; it is practical for anxiety, depression, obsessions, and mood difficulties. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and increase calm, which supports emotion regulation and stress management.

Finding the best approach is part of therapy. The therapist will work together with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and day-to-day life. That collaborative process may mean trying different techniques and keeping what helps most.

Session formats are not listed in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, limit travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also let people use practices learned in sessions in their usual routines, so new habits form more naturally.