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Celeste Trevino

Experienced therapist blending insight and practical tools

LCPC Illinois

Experience
35 years in practice
Focus areas
Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Trauma and abuse
Approaches
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Languages
English
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About Celeste

Celeste Trevino draws on 35 years of clinical experience to guide people through stress, anxiety, relationship struggles, trauma and abuse, anger, and self-esteem difficulties. She focuses on helping clients uncover underlying emotional patterns, improve communication, and build coping strategies that support day-to-day functioning and long-term growth.

Background and approach

Her work emphasizes exploring attachment dynamics and the ways past experiences shape current relationships. Her therapeutic style blends practical skill-building with reflective insight.

She uses methods such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Attachment-Based Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), and existential ideas to tailor treatment to each person's needs. Sessions aim to increase self-understanding, strengthen emotion regulation, and create actionable steps toward healthier relationships and greater personal agency.

Practicing in Illinois as an LCPC, she attends to a wide range of concerns including communication problems, codependency, body image, dissociation, and challenges related to divorce or separation. Celeste offers a steady, compassionate presence intended to help clients move from stuck patterns toward more adaptive ways of relating to themselves and others.

Approaches that inform remote therapy and practical change

Celeste commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in her remote work. CBT focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns to reduce symptoms of anxiety, anger, and stress and to improve daily functioning. ACT emphasizes clarifying values, increasing psychological flexibility, and learning to take meaningful action even in the presence of difficult emotions, which can be helpful for self-esteem and relationship challenges.

She also draws on Attachment-Based perspectives to explore how early relationship patterns influence current connections and emotional responses, supporting work on communication problems, codependency, and trust issues. These approaches are presented collaboratively so clients and therapist decide together which methods best fit the client's goals and preferences over time.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to provide flexibility for different schedules and needs. These options make it easier to maintain consistency in care, practice skills between sessions, and access therapy from various locations within Illinois while tailoring pace and format to what works best for the individual.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, anger, and self-esteem struggles along with related areas like attachment issues, codependency, and body image.
What is her therapeutic style and approach?
Her style combines practical skill-building and reflective exploration using approaches such as CBT, ACT, attachment-based work, EFT, and existential perspectives to match client needs.
How much experience does she have in clinical work?
She has 35 years of clinical experience supporting people through a wide range of emotional and relational difficulties.
What credentials and location are listed for this therapist?
She is an LCPC practicing in Illinois with credential IL LCPC 180001465.
Can people who speak other languages work with her?
She conducts therapy in English and does not currently accept international clients.
Which session formats are available?
Sessions are offered with video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences.
How is cost handled for appointments?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are involved in beginning therapy?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesTrauma and abuseAnger managementSelf esteem

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityBDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultureBody imageCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separationFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesGuilt and shameHearing impairedImpulsivityInfidelityJealousyLife purposeMoney and financial issuesMulticultural concernsNarcissismPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPost-traumatic stressPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Self-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSexualityWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyHypnotherapyJungian TherapyMindfulness TherapyNarrative TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

35+ years

Licensed

Illinois

Languages

English