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Online therapist

Felicia Parham

Practical support for stress and relationships

Credentials
LCPC
Experience
7 years
Licensed in
Illinois
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Felicia

Felicia Parham is a licensed clinical professional counselor who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, and depression. She speaks plain language and aims to make conversations feel calm and practical. Parents and adults looking for clear support around relationships, grief, or finding more purpose often begin here.

Felicia uses straightforward talk and listening to understand what matters most to each person. She adapts conversations and plans to fit individual needs rather than following a one-size-fits-all script.

Background and approach

That means sessions can center on improving communication, addressing emptiness, or building self-love depending on the person sitting in the room. Her work includes attention to intimacy-related concerns, issues faced by LGBT people, and mood conditions such as bipolar disorder. She also supports people dealing with compassion fatigue and young adult questions about direction and motivation.

Felicia draws on practical tools to help manage symptoms and to build new habits over time. Felicia brings seven years of clinical experience to her practice as an LCPC - Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor. She is licensed in Illinois and provides therapy in English.

Her style balances empathy with clear, actionable steps so clients can try changes between sessions. People who choose Felicia can expect a collaborative approach. She aims to empower clients to make choices that match their values and life goals while offering steady guidance along the way.

How her approaches work online and in sessions

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on understanding each person from their point of view. The therapist follows the client's lead, offers empathy, and helps people find their own answers; this approach can help with self-esteem, feeling stuck, or exploring life purpose.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect. It uses simple exercises and practice to change unhelpful thinking and reduce anxiety or low mood over time.

Solution-Focused Therapy highlights small, concrete steps toward clearer goals. It concentrates on what's already working and builds those strengths to create quick changes for problems like communication difficulties or motivation struggles.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Felicia works together with each person to choose methods that fit their needs, goals, and preferences. She can adjust the plan as progress is made and as circumstances change.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit sessions into busy family schedules or when travel is difficult. They also allow consistent work between sessions using short messages or chat when that format is most helpful.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Solution-Focused Therapy

Rather than examining the problem at length, this looks at what is already working and builds on it. Sessions tend to be practical and forward-looking, with small achievable steps, which translates readily to shorter online conversations.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she help with?
Felicia helps with stress, anxiety, self-esteem, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy-related issues, bipolar disorder, compassion fatigue, and LGBT concerns, among other issues.
What is her therapy style like?
She uses a warm, client-centered style and combines listening with practical steps from evidence-based methods to help people make changes.
How long has she been practicing?
She has seven years of professional experience working with people in clinical settings.
What are her credentials and where is she licensed?
She holds the LCPC credential and is licensed in Illinois with licence number IL LCPC 180014782.
What languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English, and she accepts international clients.
In what formats are sessions offered?
Sessions can be conducted via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How are fees and billing handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on therapist availability.

Specialties and expertise

Experience
7 years
Licensed
Illinois
Languages
English

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