Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
How Wendy works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCPC
- Licensed in
- Illinois
- Years in practice
- 18
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Wendy
Wendy Foote is a licensed counselor who helps people facing anger, stress, anxiety, grief, and hard life changes. She offers direct, goal-focused support for people who are ready to do the work needed to change patterns and feel more steady day to day. She uses straightforward conversation and active listening to make space for hard feelings.
Clients can expect practical steps alongside emotional processing. Wendy emphasizes honesty and collaboration rather than quick fixes.
Background and approach
Wendy has 18 years of experience as an Illinois Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor. That background includes work with trauma and abuse, intimacy-related concerns, eating and sleep problems, addictions, and compassion fatigue. Her caseload has covered many common struggles people bring when life feels overwhelming.
Her approach draws on several therapy methods so she can match tools to a person's needs. She blends acceptance and commitment ideas, cognitive behavior techniques, dialectical behavior skills, emotionally-focused work, and a client-centered stance. Sessions often combine skill practice with examining patterns that keep problems going.
Wendy is direct about who benefits most from her work. She looks for people prepared to engage in meaningful change and committed to doing the work between sessions. If someone wants a therapist for brief venting on a bad day, she may not be the best fit.
What Wendy works with
Everything Wendy lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Wendy's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Wendy lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches that translate well online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then take action that fits their values. This approach is useful for anxiety, depression, and managing anger by focusing on meaningful steps rather than fighting feelings.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and changing behaviors that sustain distress. It often involves practical homework and skill practice, which adapts well to video or messaging formats for reminders and between-session work.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy adds skills for emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and clearer communication. Those skills are helpful for intense mood swings, impulsivity, and relationship challenges and can be taught and reinforced across formats.
Finding the right approach is part of the early work. Wendy will collaborate with the person to choose methods that match their goals, needs, and pace. She combines approaches when that helps, and checks in regularly to make sure the plan still fits.
Online therapy offers flexibility to fit sessions into busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction and skill demonstrations. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth or appearance on camera is a concern. Live chat and text-based messaging let people check in between sessions, share quick updates, or use shorter touchpoints when a full session is not possible.
Questions people ask about Wendy
What issues does Wendy commonly help with?
She works with people who face stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, anger, and addictions. She also addresses relationship and intimacy-related concerns plus challenges like eating and sleeping problems.
What is her general therapy style?
Wendy uses a direct, collaborative style that mixes practical skills with emotional work. Sessions focus on real-life tools and identifying patterns that keep problems going.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 18 years of professional experience working with people on a range of concerns including trauma, intimacy issues, and eating disorders.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is an Illinois Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, listed as LCPC, and practices from Illinois.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.
How are sessions priced?
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 her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete the brief matching questionnaire, and schedule a session according to therapist availability.