About Jonna
Jonna Phelps is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) who brings 20 years of experience to her work with adults. She focuses on anxiety, depression, stress, ADHD, grief, and related concerns. Jonna speaks plainly and helps people learn skills to manage day-to-day challenges and emotional ups and downs.
She trained with a Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology and earned an Illinois LCPC in 2001. Over two decades she has guided people through life transitions, burnout, and mood concerns using practical tools and steady support.
Background and approach
Her background also includes work with caregiver stress, chronic health issues, and end-of-life topics. Jonna uses approaches that emphasize the client's experience and teach hands-on skills. She incorporates client-centered listening to understand what matters most.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps identify unhelpful thinking and build new habits. Emotionally-Focused Therapy supports clearer emotional expression and stronger connections in relationships. Sessions focus on building coping skills, improving communication, and refocusing on personal strengths.
She encourages short-term strategies and longer-term growth, depending on each person's needs. Many people come away with clearer plans for managing anxiety, improving mood, or balancing life demands. Jonna offers video, phone, live chat, and text messaging for therapy.
She explains how the session formats differ and helps people choose what fits their routine. Getting started involves a short questionnaire and scheduling the first session based on therapist availability.
How her approaches translate to online care
Client-centered therapy begins by listening to what the person values and needs. In practice this means sessions focus on the client’s priorities, with the therapist reflecting concerns and helping set clear goals to improve daily functioning.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) targets thoughts and behaviors that keep people stuck. It uses short exercises and practical homework to reduce anxiety, manage mood, and build routines that support attention and focus.
Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people name and share emotions more clearly. That can improve communication and reduce tension when relationships or recurring conflicts are part of the picture.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences and adjust methods over time. Sessions often blend listening, skill practice, and simple action steps so people can try new habits between meetings.
Online therapy offers flexibility that fits busy lives. Video calls let the therapist see nonverbal cues and run exercises that need visual contact. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and work well for quick check-ins. Live chat or text-based messaging lets people send short updates or get support without scheduling a full call. Those options make it easier to keep therapy consistent while balancing work, caregiving, or health needs.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Social anxiety and phobia
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 20 years
- Licensed
- Illinois
- Languages
- English
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