Eugenia Patru, LMSW, LCSW

Eugenia Patru is a licensed social worker with 35 years of professional experience. She holds an LMSW and an LCSW and practices in Michigan. She focuses on helping people manage stress and anxiety and other life struggles by offering steady support and practical guidance.

She aims to create an open, nonjudgmental space where clients can talk about thoughts and feelings. She emphasizes clear, direct conversation and steady encouragement. Eugenia seeks to help people take the first steps toward change and a more satisfying life.

Her work often centers on everyday problems such as relationship strain, grief, parenting pressures, caregiver stress, and coping with life transitions. She also addresses issues like addiction concerns, low self-esteem, and work-related stress. The approach is goal-oriented and grounded in skills people can use between sessions.

Eugenia uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy tools to help clients recognize unhelpful patterns and build new skills. She combines practical strategies with empathy, pacing work to match each person’s needs and goals.

Clients can expect straightforward sessions that focus on what is happening now and what can change. She offers coaching-style support when helpful, and she helps people develop communication skills and emotion regulation techniques. The aim is clearer choices and more workable daily routines.

How cognitive and skills-based work fits into online therapy

CBT, or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, helps people identify patterns of thought and behavior that increase stress or anxiety. It focuses on practical steps to test new ways of thinking and behaving and is often used for problems like anxiety, depression, and worry.

DBT, or Dialectical Behavior Therapy, concentrates on building emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness. It teaches concrete skills for coping with intense feelings and improving communication in strained relationships.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapy process. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked in the past. Together they decide whether CBT, DBT, or a mix of both will best match those needs and then adjust as progress is made.

For practical online work, confirm the session formats offered before booking since the biography does not list them. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, reduce commuting time, and allow shorter check-ins when a quick update is helpful. Some people prefer sessions that use video for full interaction, while others choose audio-only meetings when bandwidth or a quieter setting is needed. Discussing these options at the start helps shape scheduling and session length to fit daily routines.