Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Self esteem
- Depression
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Illinois
- Years in practice
- 4
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Pat
Pat (Patrick) Granada is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Illinois with four years of experience. He offers a calm, accepting approach and focuses on helping people manage strong emotions, stress, and life changes. Pat aims to make conversations straightforward and practical so people feel heard and understood.
He uses approaches that help people name difficult feelings and try new behaviors. Sessions are conversational and goal-focused. Pat helps people work through anger, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and communication problems, and issues around self-esteem and identity.
Background and approach
Pat draws on client-centered methods to build a respectful, nonjudgmental space where people can set their own goals. He also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thought and behavior patterns and to practice alternatives. Motivational Interviewing is used when someone is weighing change and needs support to find internal motivation.
People often come with concerns about sleep, panic, addiction, caregiver stress, or coping with big life transitions. Pat works with mood disorders, bipolar concerns, and trauma and abuse issues, and supports those facing career and purpose questions. He also helps with attachment, control issues, guilt, shame, and compassion fatigue.
Sessions are offered in English and delivered through video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Pat explains the steps to start therapy and works with each person to find practical ways to meet their goals.
What Pat works with
Everything Pat lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Pat's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Attachment issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Guilt and shame
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
Approaches Pat lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How Pat's approaches translate to online therapy
Client-Centered Therapy is about building a respectful, nonjudgmental space where the person sets the goals and pace. This approach helps when someone needs support naming feelings like anger or grief and deciding what they want to change.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It involves identifying unhelpful patterns and practicing small behavior changes and coping skills, which can help with anxiety, panic, mood problems, and sleep issues.
Motivational Interviewing focuses on strengthening a person's own reasons for change. It is useful when someone feels stuck or is weighing choices about addiction, lifestyle, or care decisions.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Pat will work with each person to match methods to their goals, needs, and preferences, and adjust the plan as progress is made.
Online therapy with video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging offers flexibility. Video is useful for face-to-face conversation and exercises, phone can fit a short check-in or lower bandwidth, live chat supports real-time written conversation, and messaging works for ongoing reflections between sessions. These options make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule and keep momentum between meetings.
Questions people ask about Pat
What concerns does Pat help with?
He helps people with stress, anxiety, anger, depression, grief, relationship and communication problems, and self-esteem issues. Other focuses include addictions, trauma and abuse, sleep problems, and career or life purpose questions.
What is Pat's therapy style like?
Sessions are warm, straightforward, and client-centered. He uses conversational, goal-focused work and practical strategies to address feelings and behaviors.
What background does he bring to therapy?
Pat is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with four years of practice. He draws on varied clinical approaches to support people through emotional and practical challenges.
Where is Pat licensed and based?
He is licensed as an LCSW in Illinois and practices with that credential within the state.
Which languages are sessions available in?
Sessions are offered in English only. He is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are offered?
Therapy is available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different scheduling needs and preferences.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Pat?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire. Then schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.