Patrice LaGrand, LMSW

Patrice LaGrand is a licensed social worker in Michigan with five years of professional experience. She focuses on helping people who feel stuck by using straightforward, practical conversation and tools. Patrice emphasizes each person's strengths and works with clients to build on what already helps them.

She helps people cope with stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, and life transitions. She also supports those facing relationship and intimacy-related concerns, career stress, anger, and family issues. Additional areas she addresses include caregiver strain, chronic illness or pain, feelings of emptiness, and challenges tied to aging or postpartum changes.

In sessions she centers the person telling their story and aims to offer clear, usable strategies. Patrice uses approaches that focus on thoughts and everyday habits alongside values-based choices and solution-oriented steps. Conversations are intended to be direct and collaborative so clients leave with practical next steps.

Her style combines listening with active problem solving. She often helps clients notice unhelpful thoughts and habits, try small experiments, and choose actions that match their values. The goal is to reduce getting overwhelmed, increase confidence, and make change feel manageable.

Patrice works in English and practices in Michigan. Prospective clients are encouraged to complete the site intake to match and schedule sessions according to availability.

How therapy approaches translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on identifying what matters to a person and taking small steps toward those values. It is useful when people want to build a life that feels meaningful even while managing hard thoughts or feelings. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches focused techniques to change unhelpful thinking and habits. It can help with anxiety, low mood, and problem-solving in daily life.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Patrice will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and suggest which methods to try. That plan can change over time as needs shift, and decisions about methods are made collaboratively during sessions.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm the available session formats before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. It also lets people practice skills in real life between meetings and then discuss what did and didn't work during the next session.