- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Mindfulness techniques
About Colleen
Colleen Prendergast is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Wisconsin with 18 years of experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, grief, life changes, addictions, relationship and family issues, trauma, mood concerns such as bipolar and depression, ADHD, and anger. Colleen helps clients who want practical skills for daily life and clearer ways to manage strong feelings.
She takes a flexible, person-centered approach. Conversations focus on what is happening now and what the person wants to change. Techniques come from acceptance and commitment therapy, cognitive behavioral strategies, dialectical behavior ideas, and mindfulness practices. Sessions include talking through problems, identifying patterns, and trying small experiments to reduce reactivity or improve mood.
Colleen also offers coaching-style support for career and life-purpose questions. She addresses caregiver stress, compassion fatigue, impulsivity, codependency, and issues like isolation or midlife shifts. Her background includes grief work and strategies for managing compulsions and obsessive worries.
In sessions she pays attention to practical tools people can use between meetings. That may mean skill-building for emotion regulation, communication practice, or mindfulness exercises to reduce tension. Goals are concrete and paced to the person's needs.
People meet her to sort out difficult transitions, repair relationships, cut through persistent resentment, or find steadier ways to respond when anger comes up. Colleen works in English and practices in Wisconsin as an LPC.
How her therapeutic approaches translate to online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and commit to actions that match their values. It is useful for anger that comes from avoidance or repeated unhelpful patterns. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and testing thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going, and it is helpful for managing triggers and reshaping reactions. Mindfulness Therapy trains simple attention and grounding skills to reduce reactivity and increase awareness of rising emotions.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Colleen will discuss goals and preferences and help pick strategies that fit the problem and the person's day-to-day life. That choice is collaborative and can change as progress is made.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm available session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when time is tight, and let someone continue care without travel. Licensed professionals can also use online sessions to guide at-home practice, teach regulation skills, and review real-life situations between meetings.
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Experience
18+ years
Listed in
Wisconsin
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with related to anger?
She helps with anger alongside stress, anxiety, grief, relationship problems, trauma, addictions, and mood disorders.
How would she approach my temper in sessions?
She uses a person-centered approach and practical skills from ACT, CBT, DBT, and mindfulness to reduce reactivity and build new responses.
How much experience does she have working with these issues?
She has 18 years of experience as a Licensed Professional Counselor practicing in Wisconsin.
What is her credential and where does she practice?
She is an LPC licensed in Wisconsin and provides services in that state.
Can I work with her if English is not my first language?
Sessions are offered in English.
Will she see clients outside the United States?
She is not currently accepting international clients.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What do I need to do to start working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.