About William
William "Bill" Blundell is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) practicing in Illinois with 17 years of experience. He combines clinical experience, teaching, and probation work to support people facing a wide range of life challenges. Bill aims to offer an open, nonjudgmental space where people feel heard and understood.
He keeps a relaxed, approachable style and often uses humor to ease difficult conversations. Bill listens first, then helps people set clear, doable goals.
Background and approach
He believes change comes from a person’s own choices and supports steps toward those changes without telling someone what to do. Bill has worked extensively with depression, anxiety, stress, anger, relationship issues, and substance concerns. He also lists ADHD, grief, trauma, eating and sleeping problems, and intimacy-related concerns among his focus areas.
His additional interests include adoption and foster care, attachment struggles, autism and Asperger syndrome, and a range of sexual and relationship issues. In his practice he draws on approaches such as acceptance and commitment therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing. These methods are used to build practical skills, manage difficult emotions, and clarify values and goals.
Outside direct counseling he teaches counseling courses at the university level and works in probation, which informs his practical approach. He welcomes people from many backgrounds and aims to help each person find small, sustainable steps forward.
Practical therapeutic tools for online care
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 when someone wants clearer direction in life.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and shifting behaviors that keep problems going. It is commonly used for depression, anxiety, and sleep or eating concerns.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) teaches emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and better communication skills to handle intense feelings and relationship strain.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Bill will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and style. He adapts tools over time and checks in to see what helps most.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation and practice of skills. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging support brief check-ins, stepwise coaching, and ongoing connection between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and daily routines.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Anger management
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Gender dysphoria
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Trichotillomania
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 17 years
- Licensed
- Illinois
- Languages
- English
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