- CBT methods
- Mindfulness practice
- Client-centered care
About Jonna
Jonna Phelps is an Illinois Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) with 20 years of experience. She focuses on anxiety and depression, and also addresses stress, grief, self-esteem, ADHD, relationship and family concerns, and social anxiety and phobia. She helps people learn practical coping skills and improve how they communicate about hard topics.
Phelps earned a M.A. in Clinical Psychology from Roosevelt University in Chicago and received her IL LCPC in 2001. Over two decades she has worked with adults facing major life changes, mood concerns, and persistent worry. Her approach centers on building on a person’s strengths and validating their experience.
Sessions often include learning concrete skills for managing daily stress and anxiety. She uses techniques that help people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, and practices that increase emotional awareness. Communication skills are a common focus when relationship or family problems come up.
Phelps integrates client-centered principles with cognitive behavioral methods and elements of emotionally-focused work. Mindfulness and motivational interviewing are also part of her toolkit when clients want to increase self-awareness or find motivation for change. She keeps sessions practical and action-oriented so people leave with steps they can try between meetings.
People who reach out are usually dealing with life transitions, chronic mood struggles, caregiving stress, or pain and illness that affect daily life. She encourages starting with what feels most pressing and building manageable skills from there.
How therapeutic approaches guide online work
Client-centered therapy emphasizes listening and reflecting back what matters to the client, helping people feel heard and clarifying goals. This approach supports people who are unsure where to start or who want a collaborative conversation about their concerns.Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying patterns in thoughts and behaviors and trying small, practical experiments to change them. CBT is often useful for anxiety, low mood, obsessive thoughts, and the everyday habits that keep problems going.
Emotionally-focused work helps people notice and name strong feelings and the patterns those feelings create in relationships and reactions. It can be helpful when emotional responses and communication are getting in the way of connection or daily functioning.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will help figure out which methods fit best based on a client’s needs, goals, and preferences. That decision is collaborative and can change as progress is made.
Session formats are not listed here, so confirm current online options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, allow shorter check-ins when needed, reduce travel time, and give more flexibility around work or caregiving schedules. Therapists and licensed professionals often adapt exercises and homework for virtual sessions so practical skills can be practiced between meetings.
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Experience
20+ years
Listed in
Illinois
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, grief, self-esteem, depression, ADHD, relationship and family issues, anger, career concerns, bipolar disorder, and social anxiety and phobia, among other areas.
What is her typical therapeutic style?
She combines client-centered talking with practical techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy, emotionally-focused work, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing to build skills and improve communication.
How much experience does she have?
She brings 20 years of clinical experience and has been practicing since receiving the IL LCPC in 2001.
Where is she licensed and practicing?
She is an Illinois LCPC and practices in Illinois.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people from other countries work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are costs handled?
Cost varies by location; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What do I need to do to start?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule an initial session.