Wendy Foote , LCPC

Wendy Foote is an Illinois licensed clinical professional counselor with 18 years of experience. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, eating concerns, and relationship and intimacy-related issues. Wendy aims to build an open, nonjudgmental space where people can talk about painful things and begin to make practical changes.

Wendy focuses on work that produces clear, real-world shifts. She expects effort from the person in therapy and offers straightforward guidance and support. She invites clients who want more than a quick venting session and who are ready to do the hard work needed to change patterns.

Her approach draws from several evidence-informed methods. Wendy uses cognitive behavioral tools to identify unhelpful thinking and shift behaviors. She also brings Acceptance and Commitment Therapy ideas to help people clarify values and take committed steps. Emotion-focused techniques are used to address attachment, intimacy, and grief concerns.

In sessions she emphasizes practical skills - emotion regulation, communication practice, and coping strategies for cravings, sleep disruption, or overwhelming stress. She will help a person break big problems into manageable steps and track progress over time. Sessions are conversational, direct, and goal-oriented.

Wendy works with people dealing with parenting strain, family problems, body image and eating issues, ADHD-related challenges, and compassion fatigue. She practices in Illinois and conducts sessions in English. Her work is suited to people ready to engage actively in therapy and change longstanding patterns.

Approach options and how they work online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people get clearer about what matters to them and take small committed actions toward those values while accepting difficult feelings. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce anxiety, improve mood, and change eating or sleeping patterns. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) targets attachment and intimacy problems by helping people name emotions and practice different ways of connecting with others.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk through your goals and preferences, try methods that fit your needs, and adjust the plan as you track progress. This helps ensure therapy stays practical and aligned with what you want to change.

Online formats available include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions let you work face to face from wherever you are, phone sessions can be a simpler option when bandwidth is low, live chat supports shorter check-ins, and messaging is useful for ongoing support between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and maintain steady momentum toward goals.