About Ednina
Ednina Welters is an Illinois Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) who focuses on practical, down-to-earth support for people facing stress, mood struggles, relationship strains, substance concerns, and ADHD. She uses clear, relatable language and works side-by-side with clients to set realistic goals and make steady changes. Her approach centers on the person in front of her.
She draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and client-centered principles to help people notice unhelpful thoughts, try different behaviors, and commit to values-based changes.
Background and approach
Sessions aim to be collaborative and easy to follow rather than overly technical. Ednina brings eleven years of experience in counseling settings. She has worked with adults and with concerns that include depression, anxiety, addictions, anger, trauma, grief, intimacy issues, bipolar disorder, and life transitions.
She also addresses a wide range of related struggles such as self-esteem, career stress, and communication problems. In sessions she focuses on skills you can use right away - emotion regulation, thought shifts, communication tools, and problem-solving steps. The work often mixes short exercises, goal-setting, and talking through what gets in the way of change.
Ednina offers services from Illinois and conducts sessions in English. She aims to create a respectful, accepting space where clients can try new strategies and move toward more manageable day-to-day living.
How therapy approaches fit work online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then choose actions that match their values. It is useful for stress, anxiety, and making life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) targets unhelpful thinking patterns and teaches practical skills to change thoughts, feelings, and actions; it often helps with depression, anxiety, and ADHD-related challenges. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) focuses on emotion regulation and distress tolerance skills, which can reduce reactive behavior and improve relationships.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, past efforts, and preferences, then use techniques from these models in a way that fits each person's needs. This is a collaborative process and can be adjusted over time if different strategies seem more helpful.
Online formats make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives. Video calls let people work face-to-face when interaction and visual cues help. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be a simpler option for focused conversations. Live chat and text-based messaging support brief check-ins, homework discussion, and ongoing skill practice between sessions. These options give flexibility so clients can use the format that best suits their schedule and needs.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Anger management
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 11 years
- Licensed
- Illinois
- Languages
- English
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