About Patrick
Dr. Patrick McCain is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Oklahoma with 18 years of experience. He focuses on helping people who feel overwhelmed by anxiety, stress, addiction, depression, trauma, grief, and ADHD.
He speaks plainly and works to create a respectful, nonjudgmental space where people can begin the hard work of change. He uses straightforward, person-focused methods. Sessions emphasize listening first, then practical steps a person can try between meetings.
Background and approach
He helps people recognize patterns, manage strong emotions, and set small goals that add up over time. Dr. McCain draws from approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy when useful.
He also incorporates attachment-based and client-centered ideas to improve relationships and self-understanding. He adapts techniques to the needs of the individual rather than following one fixed method. Many people come with overlapping concerns like substance use, relationship strain, sleep or eating problems, parenting stress, or career uncertainty.
He aims to reduce pain points and build coping tools that fit everyday life. Sessions often include skill practice, values clarification, and problem-solving. Practical matters are handled simply.
He offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, and works with people both inside and outside the United States. Getting started begins with a short matching questionnaire and scheduling a time to meet.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and take small steps toward those values while learning to live with unwanted thoughts or feelings. It is useful for anxiety, depression, stress, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns and practicing new skills to change mood and daily routines. It is often used for anxiety, depression, sleep, and eating concerns. Attachment-Based ideas look at patterns in close relationships and help people understand how early bonds shape current interactions and trust issues.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the person about their goals, needs, and preferences, then try methods that fit. This is a collaborative process and plans are adjusted over time based on what helps most.
Online therapy offers practical benefits for busy lives. Video calls let people maintain visual contact for deeper conversations. Phone sessions require less bandwidth and can fit during a break. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for short check-ins, homework support, or when typing feels easier than talking. These options make it simpler to keep momentum between sessions and to fit therapy into a routine.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trichotillomania
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Visually impaired
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 18 years
- Licensed
- Oklahoma
- Languages
- English
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