Jonna Phelps
Calm, practical therapy for life transitions
LCPC Illinois
- Experience
- 20 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Grief, Self esteem
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
- Languages
- English
About Jonna
Jonna Phelps is an Illinois licensed clinical professional counselor (LCPC) with two decades of experience working with adults facing anxiety, depression, and major life transitions.
Background and approach
She emphasizes cognitive behavioral therapy as a central part of her work, pairing practical skill-building with approaches that honor each person’s strengths and perspectives. Her training and long practice support a focus on coping strategies, improved communication, and reframing patterns that interfere with day-to-day functioning.
Across a broad range of concerns including stress, grief, ADHD, relationship and family issues, mood disorders, and burnout, she aims to validate experiences while guiding clients toward clearer problem-solving and renewed purpose. She also attends to issues tied to aging, caregiving stress, chronic illness and pain, and end-of-life topics, adapting interventions to the situation at hand.
Phelps draws on client-centered and emotionally focused methods alongside mindfulness and motivational interviewing to help individuals build resilience and make practical changes. Her practice emphasizes collaborative work that starts with listening and assessment, then moves into targeted coping skills and communication strategies to improve daily functioning and overall quality of life.
Therapeutic approaches adapted for online care
Jonna Phelps uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help clients identify patterns of thought and behavior that contribute to anxiety and depression, teaching concrete skills to reframe unhelpful thinking and manage symptoms. She also integrates client-centered therapy, which focuses on empathetic listening and building a collaborative relationship so the person feels heard and supported while exploring goals and values.Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and she works together with clients to determine which methods best suit their needs, goals, and preferences. That collaborative process may blend CBT skills training, emotionally focused techniques for relationship or family concerns, and mindfulness practices to increase present-moment awareness and stress tolerance.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which allow flexibility for scheduling and for choosing a communication style that fits day-to-day life. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care and to use therapy tools between sessions, helping clients apply skills where they live and work.
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Experience
20+ years
Licensed
Illinois
Languages
English