Kate Evans, LCPC - Therapist in Illinois

About Kate

Kate Evans is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) practicing in Illinois with 21 years of experience. She focuses on supporting people who feel stuck by helping them name their priorities and build practical steps toward change. Her style is direct and compassionate, aimed at helping clients reclaim time and energy for themselves instead of always putting others first.

Many clients come with low self-esteem, perfectionism, or fear of judgment.

Background and approach

Kate uses straightforward tools to boost motivation and confidence. She helps people untangle what they want from what others expect and makes goals feel manageable. Her background blends several evidence-informed methods.

She draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to shift unhelpful thinking and dialectical skills to manage strong emotions. Mindfulness practices are used to build awareness and ease stress, and solution-focused tools keep sessions practical and goal-oriented. Sessions emphasize strengths and practical steps.

Kate treats each person as the expert in their life and partners with them to create realistic plans. She pays attention to mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual needs when those matters come up in conversation.

People who are weighing life changes, coping with grief or trauma, navigating relationship and intimacy concerns, facing career or fertility questions, or struggling with anxiety and depression may find her approach useful. She supports issues that often affect women, including self-love, guilt, and life purpose, while keeping work grounded in clear skills and small achievable changes.

Approaches and online care that focus on change and coping

Kate uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors; this approach is often useful for anxiety, depression, and low self-esteem because it breaks big problems into manageable steps. She also incorporates dialectical behavior therapy techniques to teach emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal skills that help when feelings run high or relationships feel strained.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped in the past, then adapt methods so they fit the person’s life. Clients and the therapist work together to track progress and adjust tools as needed.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make it easier to fit counseling into a busy schedule. These options allow for flexibility in how and when people check in, which can help maintain momentum between meetings and keep work moving forward despite life’s demands.

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.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

Concrete skills for riding out strong emotion, tolerating distress, and handling relationships without things escalating. The skills are practised in daily life, so between-session support by message or phone fits naturally.

Mindfulness Therapy

Attention training: noticing thoughts and physical feelings as they arrive without being carried off by them. Much of it is practice you do yourself, so guidance over video or audio works much as it would in person.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she address?

She works with a wide range of concerns including self esteem, career questions, coping with life changes, compassion fatigue, stress, anxiety, relationship and family issues, trauma and abuse, grief, and depression. Additional focuses include divorce and separation, fertility issues, guilt and shame, life purpose, self-love, women's issues, and young adult issues.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Her style is practical and compassionate, using clear tools to build confidence and motivation. Sessions focus on strengths, doable steps, and skills clients can use between meetings.

How much experience does she have?

She has 21 years of professional experience working in counseling and related roles.

What are her credentials and where is she licensed?

She holds the LCPC credential. License details are IL LCPC 180.006508 and she practices in Illinois.

Which languages are supported?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are offered?

Sessions can take place by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.

How does payment or cost work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

What are the first steps to begin working together?

To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

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Experience: 21 years
Licensed: Illinois
Languages: English

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