Eugenia Patru, LMSW, LCSW

Eugenia Patru is a licensed social worker with 35 years of professional experience across Michigan and Louisiana. She creates a calm space where people can name hard feelings and begin to change unhelpful patterns. Eugenia emphasizes respect and straightforward conversation so clients feel heard from the first meeting.

Her background includes long work with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, and addiction. She also supports people facing grief, trauma, caregiving strain, and end-of-life concerns. Her experience spans many care settings and life challenges, which gives her practical perspective on everyday problems.

Eugenia uses approaches grounded in clear, skills-based work. She often draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors. She also uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy strategies to build emotional regulation and improve communication in tense moments.

Sessions focus on concrete steps clients can try between meetings. That might mean practicing a new way to respond in conflict, tracking mood and behavior links, or rehearsing a difficult conversation. Eugenia helps people set reachable goals and checks progress along the way.

People come for help with parenting stress, workplace pressure, isolation, and financial anxiety as well as relationship and intimacy issues. She also offers support for caregiver stress and compassion fatigue. Her style is direct, compassionate, and practical, aimed at helping people make real changes in their daily lives.

How CBT and DBT Translate to Online Care

CBT, or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, focuses on identifying thoughts that keep people stuck and testing new behaviors to change how they feel. It works well for anxiety, depression, stress, and problems that respond to step-by-step practice.

DBT, or Dialectical Behavior Therapy, teaches skills for managing strong emotions, handling conflict, and improving relationships. It can help when overwhelm, intense reactions, or communication break downs get in the way of daily life.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals and preferences, then try specific techniques and adjust them over time. Clients and therapist work together to choose what feels most useful and realistic.

Please confirm current session options before booking, as formats are not listed here. Online work can make fitting therapy into a busy life easier by removing travel time and allowing sessions during breaks or evenings. It can also let people choose quieter surroundings, use audio-only check-ins when needed, or focus on short skill-practice sessions that slot into a workday. Licensed professionals can adapt CBT and DBT tools to an online setting so clients keep making steady progress without major disruption to their routine.