Jonna Phelps, LCPC
Illinois · 20 years in practice
Jonna Phelps is a licensed clinical professional counselor who uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy alongside client-centered and cognitive behavioral approaches.
License and registration
- LCPC, Illinois
- 180.006095 · expires March 2027
- NPI
- 1245726140 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 20
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Jonna
Jonna Phelps is a licensed clinical professional counselor who uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy alongside client-centered and cognitive behavioral approaches. She works with adults facing anxiety, depression, stress, grief, and life transitions. Her style is practical and straightforward, focused on skills people can use between sessions.
Phelps draws on 20 years of experience in clinical work. She listens for what matters most to each person and helps them build clearer communication and coping strategies.
Background and approach
Sessions often include skill practice, attention to emotions, and steps to change unhelpful patterns. She helps people manage mood disorders, attention challenges, and relationship and family concerns by teaching concrete tools. That can mean learning new ways to respond to worry, improving self-esteem, or planning around chronic illness and caregiving stress.
The approach emphasizes strengths and small, achievable changes. Jonna also supports those facing aging or end-of-life issues, caregiver strain, and the emotional impact of chronic pain or disability. She uses motivational interviewing to set goals that feel realistic and meaningful for each person.
Work with her typically centers on practical communication skills, emotion awareness, and steps to improve daily functioning. She aims to help people feel more able to handle life’s challenges and make decisions that fit their values and goals.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Jonna lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Depression
- ADHD
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Social anxiety and phobia
Approaches Jonna names
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
Emotion-focused care and flexible online options
Jonna often uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy to help people notice and work with strong feelings that get in the way of relationships and daily life. EFT focuses on understanding emotional patterns and creating new, more helpful responses to those feelings.She also uses Client-Centered Therapy, which centers the person’s own goals and pace, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which looks at connections between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches concrete skills to change unhelpful patterns. These approaches can help with anxiety, depression, communication problems, and coping with life changes.
Finding the right approach is collaborative. The therapist will talk with each person about goals and preferences and then try methods that fit their needs. That can mean blending emotion work, skill training, and motivational strategies to match what helps most.
Online sessions make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when a visual connection is helpful. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier during a short break. Live chat or text-based messaging can provide quick check-ins, brief problem-solving, or support between sessions. These options aim to give flexibility and steady access to care while working toward practical changes.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does she address?
She helps adults with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, ADHD, self-esteem, anger, and related mood and life-change issues.
What is her therapy style like?
Her work is practical and emotion-focused. Sessions mix emotion exploration with skill practice and clearer communication.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 20 years of experience working in clinical settings with adults on mood and adjustment concerns.
What are her credentials and location?
She holds an IL LCPC credential and practices out of Illinois.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not accepted.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging for ongoing work.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
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