Patricia Hanson
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT)
About Patricia
I am licensed in Minnesota with 15 years of professional work experience. I have experience in helping clients with stress and anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, & trauma and abuse. I believe in treating everyone with respect, sensitivity, and compassion. I will tailor our dialog and treatment plan to meet your unique and specific needs. It takes courage to seek out a more fulfilling and happier life and to take the first steps towards a change. I am here to support & empower you in that journey.
What Patricia helps with
- Anger management
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
How Patricia works
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
What clients say
- “She listens without judgement and allows me the room to process feelings in real time. She offers healthier perspectives when I run with certain thoughts. Her expertise is clear in her approach and her ability to connect in a meaningful way brings so much value to our sessions.”
- “Wonderful listener”
- “Pat helped me through some major changes in the past year, and I couldn't have done it without her.”
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- “Patricia is the kindest and most understanding therapist I've ever had. She responds to messages in a timely manner and goes out of her way to ensure I'm always okay. She'll offer extra times to meet should I need it and just goes above and beyond what a regular therapist would do. Highly recommend. 10/10 gold stars from me.”
- “Patricia cares about my concerns and is a great listener.”
- “Great therapist for a teen!”
- “She’s timely and attentive. I enjoy her aid”
- “Wonderful listener. Comfortable to talk to. Asks the right questions to help you find the answers.”
- “She’s awesome. We’ve built a good repor.”
- “Patricia was there for my 17 year old daughter when communication became too difficult for our family to tackle on our own. Patricia helped my daughter process her feelings and learn healthy communication skills. She also worked with me to realize communication and discipline errors I was making that made our situation worse. It helps to have someone that is knowledgeable and is an unbiased mediator for those difficult teen years. I owe Patricia a lot for helping reduce our family’s stress and sadness this past year.”
- “Listens to her patient with upmost patience and deeply cares to provide astounding guidance to help.”
- “Patricia is amazing. She listens and helps with all different aspects.”
- “During our first session, Patricia was able to identify patterns of thoughts and anxiety triggers from our conversation. It was refreshing to have an objective, yet invested, person listen to repeating themes and triggers. It helped me learn to be more aware of self-talk and not listening to the anxiety voice in my head. She provides worksheets and additional information. She faithfully sends weekly/ bi-weekly messages. She is dedicated and committed to improving the mental health of others.”
- “She is very good at her job And a professional. And even checks up on me from time to time. I would recommend her help to anybody )”
- “Patricia is wonderful, thoughtful and a great listener.”
These reviews represent a few of the most recent positive reviews from the therapist's clients on BetterHelp. Some people's experience may be different.
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