Patricia (Pat) La Plante

Patricia (Pat) La Plante is a Licensed Professional Counselor practicing in Colorado who specializes in grief and loss, trauma, and crisis intervention. She has been licensed since 1992 and brings over three decades of clinical experience to her work.

Her background includes roles in hospitals, private practice, and a number of agencies, among them the Community Reach Center Mobile Crisis Unit, Denver Rescue Mission, and All-Health Network. In her capacity as a crisis counselor and first responder, she has supported people affected by hurricanes, mass shootings, bank robberies, corporate downsizings, and other natural disasters, and she has accompanied those who are dying and the bereaved through the process of grief.

She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Communications from Virginia Tech, a master’s degree in counseling, and a master’s degree in spiritual formation. A minor in nutrition proved useful when working with patients who struggled with eating disorders.

Patricia approaches counseling with the belief that she cannot solve someone else’s problems for them, but she can walk alongside clients as a guide, mentor, and encourager. Together with each client she examines how current difficulties developed and explores ways to address the issues that are holding them back. She believes each person was made for a special purpose and seeks to help clients move back toward who they were created to be.

She looks forward to meeting clients and working together in the days ahead.