- Licensed inMinnesota
- License1621
- NPI 1548365570
- Experience3+ years
- LanguagesEnglish
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About Patrick
Dr. Patrick Mathieu is a psychologist licensed in Minnesota who uses an attachment-based perspective to guide therapy. He focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, parenting challenges, depression, ADHD, grief, and compassion fatigue.
He aims to create clear, usable steps people can take between sessions. Dr. Mathieu combines attachment-based ideas with cognitive behavioral and narrative approaches to address both feelings and everyday patterns.
He helps people understand how early relationships affect current reactions and habits.
Background and approach
That understanding is paired with practical strategies to reduce worry and improve daily functioning. His work often addresses deeper themes like abandonment, family of origin issues, guilt, shame, and attachment concerns. He also supports people facing adoption and foster care questions, multicultural adjustment, and issues related to intellectual disability.
Sessions balance looking at personal history with concrete problem solving for today. Dr. Mathieu uses short-term solution-focused steps when people need quick relief.
He also draws on psychodynamic and narrative methods to help people rewrite unhelpful stories about themselves. Treatment plans are shaped around each person's goals and pace. He offers sessions in English and practices from Minnesota.
People can expect a conversational style that connects life history to present choices. The focus is on practical changes that feel manageable and meaningful.
Credentials
- Psychologist (Minnesota)
- License 1621 · expires September 2026
- NPI
- 1548365570 · national provider identifier
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Focus areas and approaches
Everything Patrick lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Parenting issues
- Depression
- ADHD
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Family of origin issues
- Guilt and shame
- Intellectual disability
- Multicultural concerns
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Young adult issues
Approaches Patrick names
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
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Online support
How attachment and behavioral work translate to online care
Dr. Mathieu commonly uses attachment-based ideas and cognitive behavioral techniques in online sessions. Attachment-based work looks at how early relationships shape current reactions and helps people create new ways of connecting and coping. Cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and trying different behaviors to reduce symptoms like anxiety or low mood.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. He will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. That conversation guides whether more history-focused methods or short-term problem solving becomes the focus, and adjustments happen along the way as needs change.
Online therapy is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make care flexible. Video allows face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and text or chat works for brief check-ins or ongoing support between sessions. These options help fit therapy into work days, caregiving schedules, and other busy routines.
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Frequently asked
What concerns does he help with?
He works with stress, anxiety, parenting concerns, depression, ADHD, trauma and abuse, grief, low self esteem, compassion fatigue, and coping with life changes.
What is his therapy style like?
He blends attachment-based ideas with cognitive behavioral, narrative, psychodynamic, and solution-focused approaches. Sessions mix understanding past patterns with hands-on strategies for today.
How much clinical experience does he have?
He has three years of experience practicing as a psychologist.
What credentials and where is he based?
He is a MN Psychologist 1621 and is located in Minnesota.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English only.
Can people outside the United States work with him?
International clients are not currently accepted; he works with clients within the permitted region.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How are costs and getting started handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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