Kristen Kasperek , LCPC, LPC

Kristen Kasperek is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) and a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Illinois. She brings 14 years of clinical work to sessions and focuses on practical steps people can use to feel steadier. Kristen often helps with stress, anxiety, self-esteem, career questions, relationship concerns, grief, trauma, and issues that affect sleep and eating.

Her style aims to be relaxed and non-threatening. She builds a straightforward working relationship and focuses on the small first steps that people often find hardest. Sessions emphasize clear, usable strategies rather than jargon or long, abstract plans.

Kristen uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to identify unhelpful patterns and replace them with more effective habits. She also draws on career-counseling methods to support people making job decisions, preparing resumes, or planning interviews. The emphasis is on what clients can try between sessions to make steady progress.

She has a long history working with mood and thought-related struggles, including panic, obsessive-compulsive patterns, post-traumatic stress, and mood disorders. She also supports people facing relationship ruptures, intimacy questions, abandonment and attachment issues, and body-image concerns.

Kristen approaches career work in a hands-on way, helping with assessments, job searches, and negotiation tactics when that is part of a client's goals. She aims to help people reconnect with what they value and take concrete steps toward a more satisfying life.

CBT and practical online therapy options

Kristen uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help clients spot unhelpful thoughts and change behaviors that keep problems going. CBT is often useful for anxiety, panic, mood struggles, and patterns like obsessive thinking because it breaks big problems into small, testable steps that people can practice between sessions.

She also brings career-focused counseling tools into online work, helping people clarify values, prepare resumes, and role-play interviews. That approach pairs well with CBT when career worries or low self-worth are getting in the way of decision making. Choosing a therapeutic approach is collaborative; Kristen works with each person to match methods to their goals, needs, and preferences rather than prescribing a fixed path.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls let you meet face-to-face when visual cues matter. Phone sessions can fit a shorter break or use less bandwidth. Live chat and text messaging support short check-ins, ongoing problem solving, and written reflections between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and keep momentum between appointments.