Patricia Marchman, LCSW

Illinois · 20 years in practice

Patricia Marchman is a licensed clinical social worker with 20 years of experience helping people through hard periods.

License and registration

LCSW, Illinois: 149017572 · expires November 2027
NPI: 1821528555 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 20
Languages: English

Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.

About Patricia

Patricia Marchman is a licensed clinical social worker with 20 years of experience helping people through hard periods. She practices in Illinois and focuses on practical support for everyday struggles. Patricia listens closely and helps clients find clearer ways forward.

Her work often addresses anxiety, depression, stress, and trouble sleeping. She also helps people dealing with addictions, grief, trauma, and challenges around intimacy and relationships. Patricia pays attention to how life changes - like career shifts, caregiving, or health problems - affect daily functioning and mood.

Background and approach

Patricia uses a blend of approaches drawn from existential therapy, cognitive behavioral methods, and acceptance and commitment ideas. She also brings attachment-based and client-centered perspectives to sessions. In practice this means she will help clients identify what matters to them, notice unhelpful patterns, and try small changes that fit their life.

Sessions are straightforward and collaborative. Patricia aims to make time for what matters most in each meeting and to set clear, manageable steps between sessions. She supports goal-setting around coping skills, emotional regulation, and rebuilding routines.

People who choose her work with a therapist who values honest conversation, steady pacing, and practical tools. The focus is on making day-to-day life more tolerable and helping clients make choices that reflect their values and needs.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Patricia lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Addictions
Self esteem
Depression
Coping with life changes
LGBT
Relationship issues
Family conflicts
Trauma and abuse
Grief
Intimacy-related issues
Sleeping disorders
Parenting issues
Anger management
Career difficulties
Bipolar disorder
Compassion fatigue
ADHD
Aging and geriatric issues
Caregiver issues and stress
Chronic pain, illness, and disability
Communication problems
Divorce and separation
Domestic violence
Drug and alcohol addiction
Family problems
First responder issues
Guilt and shame
Hospice and end-of-life counseling
Impulsivity
Infidelity
Life purpose
Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
Mood disorders
Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
Panic disorder and panic attacks
Post-traumatic stress
Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
Self-harm
Sexual assault and abuse
Smoking / vaping cessation
Social anxiety and phobia
Young adult issues

Approaches Patricia names

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Online support

Therapeutic approaches and online sessions that fit your life

Existential therapy helps people look at questions of meaning, choice, and purpose when life feels uncertain. It can be useful for those facing major transitions, grief, or questions about direction. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, teaches practical skills for noticing difficult thoughts and choosing actions that match personal values. It is helpful for anxiety, depression, and chronic stress. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on patterns in close relationships and how early connections shape current trust and communication; it can support people working on relationship worries or caregiving strain.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work together. Patricia will collaborate with each client to decide which ideas and exercises fit their goals, pace, and daily life. That might mean focusing on values and meaning some weeks, and practicing skills like thought checking or behavior experiments other weeks.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls are useful for a full session with visual cues, phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited or on a busy day, and live chat or text-based messaging can support short check-ins or brief coaching between sessions. These options make it easier to schedule care around work, caregiving, or health needs while keeping therapy consistent and practical.

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Questions people ask

What kinds of concerns does Patricia address?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, grief, trauma, relationship and intimacy issues, sleep problems, parenting stress, career concerns, ADHD, bipolar challenges, and related areas.

How would you describe her therapy style?

The approach is collaborative and straightforward. Sessions mix talking through feelings, clarifying values, and practicing small behavior changes.

What experience does she bring to therapy?

Patricia has 20 years of clinical experience supporting people through life transitions, chronic health concerns, and work or caregiving stress.

What are her credentials and where does she practice?

She is an LCSW - licensed clinical social worker - practicing in Illinois.

Which languages are available for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are offered?

Therapy is available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.

How does pricing work for sessions?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

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