- Stress and anxiety
- Relationship issues
- LGBTQ related concerns
About Dionne
Dionne Gerfen is an Illinois Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) with 16 years of professional experience. She works with people who are managing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship concerns, and LGBTQ+ related issues. Dionne focuses on practical conversation and steady support when someone is ready to reach out.
She offers straightforward, person-centered sessions where thoughts and feelings are talked through without judgment. Sessions are focused on what is happening now and on skills that can help day-to-day functioning. Dionne aims to make first steps into therapy less overwhelming by keeping language clear and next steps concrete.
Her background includes long-term work with mood and anxiety concerns, including panic and social anxiety and phobia. She also addresses relationship difficulties, communication problems, and the effects of past trauma. Clients who are dealing with loneliness, struggles around forgiveness, or life-purpose questions may find these topics addressed in session.
Dionne draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques and practical strategies to help people manage symptoms and improve how they handle stressful situations. She works collaboratively to set goals and to try methods that fit each person's life and preferences. The focus is on small, manageable changes rather than sweeping promises.
To begin, a short matching questionnaire is completed and a first session is scheduled. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time, and costs vary depending on location.
Therapeutic approaches and online sessions
Evidence-based therapeutic techniques are used to focus on current problems and practical coping skills. One common approach helps people notice and change unhelpful thought and behavior patterns so anxiety and panic episodes can become easier to manage. Another approach focuses on graded exposure and stepwise practice to reduce fear around specific situations, which can help with social anxiety and phobias.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or has not helped before, then try methods that fit the individual. This is done together so adjustments can be made if something does not feel helpful.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm available options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, avoid travel time, and use shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. Phone sessions may require less bandwidth and no camera, and video sessions allow face-to-face interaction; verify which formats are offered when you arrange a first appointment.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
16+ years
Listed in
Illinois
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship concerns, and LGBTQ+ related issues. Social anxiety and phobia and panic are also listed as focus areas.
What is her approach in sessions?
She uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques and practical strategies in plain language. Sessions focus on skills and steps that can be applied day to day.
How much experience does she have?
She has 16 years of professional experience working with mood and anxiety concerns and relationship issues.
What are her credentials and location?
She is an LCPC licensed in Illinois and practices from that state.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify session formats. Confirm current session options before booking to know whether sessions are in person, video, or phone.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.