Works with
How Ilana works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Louisiana
- Years in practice
- 21
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Ilana
Ilana Wahlder is a licensed professional counselor with 21 years of experience based in Louisiana. She helps people manage stress, anxiety, anger, and mood concerns while supporting growth in relationships and self-esteem. Her approach is straightforward and compassionate.
Sessions focus on practical steps people can use right away. She listens for strengths, then works with clients to build skills that fit everyday life. Ilana uses a mix of approaches to meet different needs.
Background and approach
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people spot unhelpful thinking and change behaviors. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes empathy and personal pace so people feel heard while making choices. She also draws on Existential ideas to help people find meaning during life transitions and uses Mindfulness practices to reduce reactivity and improve attention.
Motivational Interviewing is part of her toolkit when people want to make changes but feel stuck. Sessions address a wide range of concerns from grief and trauma to addictions, parenting stress, and career shifts. She provides calm, direct guidance for people wrestling with guilt, shame, isolation, or identity questions.
People who work with Ilana typically find concrete tools and steady support for moving forward. The goal is clearer choices, better communication, and stronger coping skills that fit day-to-day life.
What Ilana works with
Everything Ilana lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Ilana's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Intimacy-related issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Family of origin issues
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Personality disorders
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Ilana lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approaches that translate to online care
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and responding to what matters most to the person. It helps people feel seen and make decisions at their own pace, which can ease anxiety and anger. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps identify unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors, offering concrete steps to reduce worry, manage mood swings, or change reactive patterns.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their goals, needs, and comfort level. That may mean trying one method for a few sessions and adjusting as progress and preferences become clearer.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs. Video is useful for deeper conversations and visual cues, phone works well when bandwidth is limited, live chat or text messaging can support brief check-ins or ongoing coaching between sessions. These options make it easier to fit counseling into busy days and to keep consistent momentum toward change.
Questions people ask about Ilana
What concerns does this therapist help with?
Ilana works with stress, anxiety, anger, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, trauma, addictions, parenting strain, career changes, bipolar and related mood concerns.
What is the therapist's general approach in sessions?
The style is practical and person-focused. Sessions combine listening with hands-on tools to change thoughts, behaviors, and coping habits.
How much clinical experience does the therapist have?
She has 21 years of professional experience offering counseling for a wide range of life challenges and mood concerns.
What credentials and location are listed?
The therapist holds an LPC credential and practices in Louisiana as a licensed professional counselor.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
Which session formats can clients use?
Clients can meet by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on their needs and schedule.
How does pricing work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with this therapist?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, then schedule sessions based on therapist availability.