Raelene Faught , LCPC

Raelene Faught is a licensed clinical professional counselor in Illinois with 14 years of experience. She focuses on helping people recover from hurt and make healthier choices in relationships and daily life. Her work often centers on practical changes that improve how someone feels and acts.

She has supported people with anxiety, depression, bipolar mood concerns, trauma and abuse, and stress from life transitions. Raelene also helps with parenting strains, grief, addictions, body image and intimacy-related issues. Her additional focus areas include attachment concerns, adoption and foster care issues, abandonment, codependency and family of origin problems.

Raelene uses a client-centered stance that treats the person in front of her as the expert on their life. She blends that way of working with approaches that address thought patterns and trauma responses. Sessions are conversational and aimed at small, manageable changes that feel useful between meetings.

Her style emphasizes hearing what matters most and then trying practical strategies together. She can help people improve communication, set boundaries, and manage overwhelming feelings. Many clients work on building coping skills for stress, grief or relationship conflict.

Raelene lists women’s issues among her areas of focus and offers care in English. She accepts international clients and provides sessions through multiple online formats to fit different schedules and needs. To begin, a simple questionnaire and scheduling step connect someone to the matching process.

How her approaches work online

Raelene commonly uses attachment-based ideas to look at how early relationships shape current patterns. This approach helps when someone wants to understand trust, closeness, and relationship reactions. Client-centered work means sessions follow the person’s lead and focus on what feels most important right now. That way of working supports people who need a steady, respectful space to talk through problems. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, targets thinking and behavior patterns with clear, practical strategies. CBT can help with anxiety, mood changes, and unhelpful habits by practicing specific skills between sessions.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. She will talk with each person about their goals, preferences and needs, and then try methods that fit. If something does not feel helpful, adjustments are made together so the work stays relevant and practical.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging. Video calls are useful for face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text let people send messages or have ongoing check-ins that fit a busy day. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, parenting and travel schedules.