Colleen Prendergast is a licensed professional counselor who helps people cope with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and life changes.
01About Colleen
Colleen Prendergast is a licensed professional counselor who helps people cope with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and life changes. She supports those facing relationship and family strains, addiction concerns, ADHD, mood disorders, and work or career stress. Colleen brings 18 years of experience to her work in Wisconsin and focuses on practical skills that people can use between sessions.
Her style is warm and down-to-earth. She aims to build a trusting relationship first, then tailor therapy to each person's needs.
Background and approach
Sessions tend to mix straightforward talk with exercises and skill practice that match the issue at hand. Colleen draws on several approaches that fit different problems. She uses acceptance and commitment ideas to help people clarify values and make choices.
Cognitive behavioral strategies are offered for managing upsetting thoughts and behaviors. Mindfulness and dialectical tools help with emotion regulation and staying present. She also pays attention to life roles such as caregiving, work demands, and end-of-life concerns.
Practical topics Colleen addresses include communication problems, codependency, compulsive behaviors, impulsivity, and feelings of emptiness or isolation. Her work includes coping strategies for first responder stress and compassion fatigue. The practice uses a collaborative process.
Colleen helps people set clear goals, try new skills, and adjust plans when needed. Her approach aims to be direct, compassionate, and focused on day-to-day change.
02Credentials
- LPC (Wisconsin)
- License 6575-125 · expires February 2027
- NPI
- 1205081940 · national provider identifier
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03Focus areas and approaches
Everything Colleen lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Dependent personality
- Emptiness
- First responder issues
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Personality disorders
- Self-love
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Methods Colleen names
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
These are the methods Colleen names on their own professional profile. Naming an approach is not evidence of training or certification in it, and this directory checks no training records. Ask directly if it matters to you.
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04Online support
Approaches that translate well to online care
Colleen commonly uses acceptance and commitment therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy in online sessions. Acceptance and commitment therapy helps people name their values, notice difficult thoughts, and take committed steps toward a meaningful life; it can be useful for anxiety, depression, and life changes. Cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on identifying and shifting unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, with practical exercises that clients can try between sessions to reduce anxiety or manage mood.She approaches treatment as a collaboration. Finding the right mix of techniques is part of the work together. The therapist will listen to each person's goals and preferences, then choose or combine approaches that fit those needs and adjust them as progress is made.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and use of worksheets or screen sharing. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or a quieter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for brief check-ins, coaching-style support, or when writing feels easier than speaking. These formats make it possible to fit therapy into busy days and to keep practicing skills between appointments.
05Questions people ask
What concerns does Colleen help with?
Colleen supports people with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, addictions, ADHD, mood disorders, relationship and family challenges, trauma and abuse, anger, and self-esteem concerns.
What is her general therapy style?
Her style is collaborative and straightforward, emphasizing a trusting relationship and practical skills. Sessions mix talk with exercises and homework to apply new strategies between meetings.
How much experience does she have?
She has 18 years of experience working as a mental health counselor and brings that background to issues like caregiving stress, first responder concerns, and end-of-life counseling.
What are her credentials and practice location?
She is a licensed professional counselor - LPC - licensed in Wisconsin and provides services based in that state.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different schedules and needs.
How does cost and billing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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