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Patricia Prendergast, LCSW

  • Experience28 years
  • LocationIllinois
  • Focus areasADHD, Addictions, and Relationship
  • Therapy approachesAttachment-Based Therapy and Client-Centered Therapy
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About Patricia

Patricia Prendergast is an LCSW with 28 years of clinical experience who works with adults facing a wide range of life challenges, including ADHD, trauma, grief, addictions, relationship struggles, and workplace or career concerns.

Background and approach

She brings a warm, supportive presence that aims to help people clarify goals, learn coping strategies, and build practical skills to manage emotions and daily demands. Her practice reflects extensive work with individual and family trauma, parenting difficulties, and addiction-related issues.

Patricia blends evidence-based methods with empathetic listening to tailor sessions to each person's needs, whether the focus is on managing mood or exploring patterns of attachment and self-worth. Her background includes navigating systems like DCFS and assisting clients with complex stressors and caregiving burdens.

Clients can expect a collaborative, goal-oriented approach that emphasizes actionable tools alongside deeper exploration of personal history and meaning. Patricia maintains a straightforward, client-centered stance while drawing on cognitive and narrative techniques to support change and resilience over time.

Therapeutic Approaches Adapted for Online Work

Patricia often integrates Client-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) in her online practice. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a nonjudgmental, empathetic stance that helps people explore their feelings and priorities, which can be especially supportive when adjusting to life transitions or caregiving stress. CBT focuses on identifying and shifting unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, offering concrete strategies for managing mood, anxiety, ADHD-related challenges, and daily routines.

Finding the right approach is treated as a collaborative process. She works with each client to review goals, preferences, and responses to different methods, adjusting the plan over time so therapy remains relevant and useful for the person's current needs.

Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility and accessibility. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, maintain continuity during life changes, and use written or verbal tools between meetings to reinforce skills and track progress.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Patricia commonly address?
She works with a broad set of issues including addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting struggles, eating concerns, anger, self-esteem, career challenges, depression, compassion fatigue, and ADHD among other areas.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her approach is warm and client-centered, combining empathetic listening with practical tools from cognitive and solution-focused methods to help clients set and reach goals.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Patricia brings 28 years of experience working with individuals and families, including significant work related to trauma, parenting, and addiction.
What credentials and location are on record?
She is licensed as an LCSW and practices in Illinois with license number IL LCSW 149011031.
Does she offer services in other languages or to international clients?
Her practice is conducted in English and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
Which session formats are available for working together?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and needs.
How are fees and payment arranged?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin therapy?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

AddictionsRelationship issuesTrauma and abuseGriefParenting issues

Also works with

Eating disordersAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesDepressionCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDivorce and separationGuilt and shameLife purposeMood disordersPost-traumatic stressSelf-love

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Motivational InterviewingNarrative TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

28+ years

Licensed

Illinois

Languages

English

What Patricia can help with

Patricia Prendergast works with clients on addictions, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, grief, and parenting issues.

Patricia works with Individuals and familial Trauma, DCFS navigation issues, Parenting struggles, and Addiction.

How Patricia approaches therapy

Patricia's clinical approaches include Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, and Trauma-Focused Therapy.

Experience and training

Patricia is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker practicing in Illinois, with 28 years of clinical experience.