Patrick Hentsch-Cowles, MS CSAT NCC LPC

Patrick Hentsch-Cowles, MS CSAT NCC LPC

Patrick prefers to think of himself as a fellow human who is on the same journey as you are. We are making our way through the experience of being alive and of having this lifetime to spend. Yes, we seek happiness in the midst of life’s difficulties, and ultimately there is no other puzzle for us to solve.

Patrick’s passion comes from his conviction that we all have the potential to create that experience, and that accessing this potential is a skill of unlearning our developmental compensations. This is a fascinating process in which unconscious learning must be brought into conscious awareness: we cannot unlearn anything that we don’t yet recognize we have learned.

Patrick completed his Master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling at the University of North Texas (UNT) as a response to his calling to the helping profession. He is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in the state of Texas and a National Certified Counselor (NCC), as well as a Certified Sex Addiction Therapist (CSAT). He brings his rich personal experience of recovery to his academic training and his clinical expertise, and most importantly, to his passion for sharing the hard-earned lessons of his own journey with those who seek to live a life of Empowered Maturity™.

Patrick also holds a Master’s degree in Architecture from Yale University and a Bachelor’s degree in Oriental Studies from the University of Oxford. He grew up in the USA, Japan, and the United Kingdom as the son of his Chinese mother and his European father, who served in Switzerland’s diplomatic corps. Patrick has an exceptionally diverse cultural background that has exposed him to an uncommon breadth of social context and human experience. These contribute to his natural ability to connect authentically and compassionately with clients from all walks of life. He is touched by what we have in common as members of the human family, while appreciating and understanding our diversities. Patrick speaks fluent English, French and Chinese (Mandarin).

In addition to his education and experience, Patrick’s approach to counseling is also informed by the idea that we are “spiritual beings having a human experience”, and that optimal wellness is a holistic proposition that includes our physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual dimensions at the highest level.