At a glance
- Credentials
- LCPC
- License
- LCPC, Illinois / 180.006095
- NPI
- 1245726140
- Experience
- 20 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Illinois
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
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- Anxiety and depression
- Coping and communication
- Building on strengths
About Jonna
Jonna Phelps is a licensed clinical professional counselor with twenty years of experience in Illinois. She focuses on helping adults manage anxiety, depression, stress, grief, and other life challenges. Her approach centers on practical coping skills and clearer communication to help people feel steadier day to day.
She uses Motivational Interviewing to help people find their own reasons to change and keep moving forward. Jonna also draws on client-centered work to make space for each person's experience and cognitive behavioral techniques to break unhelpful patterns. Mindfulness and emotionally-focused ideas are woven in as useful tools when they fit a client's needs.
Jonna aims for validation alongside growth. She helps people notice their strengths and build on them. Sessions often focus on small steps that add up to better routines and relationships. That practical focus is meant to improve quality of life over time.
Her background includes a Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology from Roosevelt University and an Illinois LCPC earned in 2001. Across two decades she has concentrated on mood and anxiety concerns and on challenges that come with caregiving, chronic illness, and major life transitions.
People come for help with parenting strain, family communication problems, career stress, and aging or end-of-life concerns. Jonna emphasizes clear goals, realistic strategies, and steady support as clients work through those issues.
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How her approaches work in online therapy
Motivational Interviewing focuses on helping people find their own reasons to change. It uses open questions and reflective listening to build motivation for practical steps, which can help with substance use, procrastination, or starting new routines. Client-Centered Therapy gives priority to the person’s experience and pace; the therapist follows the client's lead and offers empathy and acceptance to support clearer decision making. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact and uses short, focused exercises to shift patterns that keep problems going.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the client to decide which methods fit the client's goals, needs, and daily life. That choice can adapt over time as progress is made or new challenges appear.
Confirm the available session formats before booking, since specific options are not listed here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow brief check-ins when a longer visit is hard to arrange. It can also let people use talk-based techniques and homework between sessions so change continues outside appointment times. -
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
Relationship issuesFamily conflictsParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCompassion fatigueAdditional focus areas
Aging and geriatric issuesCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCommunication problemsFamily problemsForgivenessHospice and end-of-life counselingIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMidlife crisisMood disordersObsessions, compulsions, and OCDSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Social anxiety and phobiaTherapeutic approaches
Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapyExperience
20+ years
Listed in
Illinois
Languages
English
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Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does Jonna address?
She helps with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, low self-esteem, anger, ADHD, bipolar mood concerns, and life transitions. Additional focuses include caregiver stress, chronic illness, aging issues, and relationship and family communication problems.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her work is practical and collaborative, emphasizing coping skills, clearer communication, and steps that fit daily life. She uses approaches like Motivational Interviewing, client-centered methods, and CBT to help people move forward.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has twenty years of experience working with adults on mood and anxiety concerns, caregiving stress, and adjustments tied to chronic illness and end-of-life matters.
What credentials and region should I know about?
She holds an LCPC (Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor) in Illinois and completed a Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology at Roosevelt University.
Can I work with her in a language other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with international clients?
She is not currently accepting international clients.
How are fees and billing handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What should I do to begin sessions?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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Online talk therapy is not emergency or medical care. Stopping or cutting down alcohol or other drugs can be unsafe without medical advice. In immediate danger? Crisis numbers