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Wendy Schultz

Compassionate, skills-focused therapy for everyday life

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Credentials
LCSW
Experience
11 years
Licensed in
Illinois
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Wendy

Wendy Schultz is a licensed clinical social worker who treats stress, anxiety, trauma, depression, and related concerns. She brings 11 years of professional experience and centers her work on practical skills and personal strengths. Wendy aims to help people who feel stuck, unmotivated, or are going through life changes.

She frames therapy as one part of staying healthy and moving toward a more satisfying life. Her approach is hands-on and straightforward.

Background and approach

She uses exercises and motivational coaching alongside talk therapy to build useful habits. Sessions often focus on small, doable steps that clients can try between meetings. Wendy emphasizes skill building so improvements feel real and sustainable.

Wendy draws from attachment-based methods to look at how relationships shape feelings and coping. She also uses cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thinking patterns and replace them with clearer, more effective ideas. Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps when the work turns to deep feelings and relationship patterns.

She makes space for people who are unsure about goals and offers tools to explore purpose and meaning. Wendy also works with issues like addiction, grief, intimacy-related concerns, and career challenges. Her style aims to be encouraging while offering constructive challenges when needed.

Wendy practices in Illinois and sees clients in English. Her license is LCSW, Illinois license number IL LCSW 149020194. Sessions are offered using a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How Wendy’s Approaches Translate to Online Therapy

Wendy uses attachment-based work to explore how early and current relationships shape emotions and patterns. This approach helps when someone wants to understand recurring relationship concerns or feels misunderstood in close connections.

She also uses cognitive behavioral therapy, which focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and trying different responses. CBT is helpful for reducing anxiety, managing mood, and building concrete coping tools for daily life.

Finding the right mix of methods is part of the process. Wendy works collaboratively to match approaches to a person’s goals and preferences, adjusting techniques as progress happens. Clients and the therapist decide together which tools to emphasize in sessions.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more accessible. These options let people fit therapy into busy schedules, use shorter check-ins when needed, and keep continuity during life changes. Wendy uses the different formats to practice skills between sessions, follow up on homework, and maintain steady support while clients work toward their goals.

Attachment-Based Therapy

Looks at how early bonds shaped what you expect from closeness, and how that plays out now with a partner, a parent, or your own children.

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.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does she address?
Wendy helps with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, addictions, and relationship and intimacy-related issues. She also supports work on self esteem, career concerns, grief, bipolar challenges, ADHD, and coping with life changes.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is practical and encouraging with a strengths-based focus. She uses exercises, motivation, and skills training alongside talk therapy to create small, achievable changes.
What is her professional background?
She has 11 years of professional experience working in behavioral health settings. That experience informs a mix of coaching, skills training, and therapeutic techniques.
Where is she licensed to practice?
She is licensed in Illinois as a licensed clinical social worker - LCSW, license number IL LCSW 149020194.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the U.S. work with her?
She does not accept international clients and provides services to people located in Illinois.
What session formats are available?
Wendy offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These multiple formats let people choose what fits their schedule and comfort level.
How do fees and starting therapy work?
Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time and costs vary with location and therapist availability. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.

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Experience
11 years
Licensed
Illinois
Languages
English

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