Jonna Phelps, LCPC

Jonna Phelps is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) based in Illinois with 20 years of experience. She focuses on helping adults manage anxiety, depression, stress, and life transitions. Her work is practical and straightforward, aimed at improving day-to-day functioning and emotional well-being.

She emphasizes coping skills and clearer communication as tools to face hard moments. Jonna centers sessions on a person’s strengths and what is already working for them. This helps people feel seen while they try new ways of handling problems.

Her background includes a Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology from Roosevelt University in Chicago and an Illinois LCPC credential awarded in 2001. Over two decades she has guided people through grief, caregiving stress, chronic illness challenges, and midlife shifts. She also focuses on aging and geriatric issues and hospice and end-of-life concerns.

In sessions she uses practical techniques from client-centered work, cognitive behavioral methods, emotionally-focused ideas, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing. That mix supports mood concerns, obsessive-compulsive patterns, social anxiety, and relationship communication struggles. Jonna aims to help people break problems into manageable steps and try small changes that add up.

Her approach is steady and collaborative. She listens first, then helps clients set clear, achievable goals. People looking for help with caregiving stress, loneliness, life purpose, or adapting to health changes may find her style useful.

How her approaches translate to online work

Client-Centered Therapy places the client’s experience at the center of each session. The therapist listens closely, reflects what matters most, and follows the client’s pace to build trust and clarity. This approach helps with grief, loneliness, caregiving stress, and adapting to life changes.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing small behavior changes. It uses step-by-step strategies and homework to reduce anxiety, depression, and obsessive thinking. Clients learn practical tools they can apply between sessions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist collaborates with each person to pick methods that match their goals, needs, and daily routines. That means trying an approach, checking how it fits, and adjusting together as progress is made.

Session formats are not listed here, so please confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week, shorten check-ins when needed, and allow people to attend from wherever they are located in Illinois. Many people appreciate being able to continue therapy while managing caregiving duties, health limitations, or tight schedules.