Patti Mallow, LPC, LPCC

Patti Mallow offers a calm, steady presence for people feeling overwhelmed by stress and anxiety. She aims to build a trusting relationship first so clients can talk at their own pace and feel heard. Her approach is practical and straightforward, focused on real-life changes rather than labels.

Patti holds a Licensed Professional Counselor credential, LPC, and a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor credential, LPCC, in New Mexico. She has 12 years of experience working in agencies that supported survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault. That background shapes how she listens for safety, coping skills, and the next practical step.

In sessions she draws on client-centered work to follow each person’s needs. She also uses cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors. When trauma is involved, she uses trauma-focused and narrative approaches to help clients make sense of what happened and reclaim their story.

Patti has provided individual and group counseling in residential and outreach settings, and she has supervised other counselors and student interns. Earlier roles included work on a group foster care ranch, discipleship counseling, and directing a domestic violence and sexual assault program, all of which inform her focus on parenting, boundaries, and communication skills.

Her style is collaborative and hands-on: she helps people connect values to actions, practice new skills, and adapt plans as life changes. Patti invites prospective clients to start where they are and work toward clearer, more manageable days.

How Patti's approaches translate to online therapy

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and responding to what matters most to each person, helping clients set goals and steer sessions toward their priorities. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors to reduce stress and anxiety, often using short exercises or between-session practice. Trauma-Focused Therapy and Narrative Therapy help people make sense of traumatic events and reframe their experiences so they feel less overwhelming and more manageable.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Patti will collaborate with each client to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and comfort level. She adapts techniques over time so the plan fits what is helping and what isn't.

Session formats are not specified in the original biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counseling into busy days, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. They also let people use tools like worksheets and shared notes during or between meetings to practice new skills. Discussing preferences and scheduling during the first contacts helps ensure sessions work with everyday life.