Wendy Foote, LCPC - Therapist in Illinois

About Wendy

Wendy Foote is a licensed clinical professional counselor who focuses on helping people manage hard life challenges. She uses a straightforward, compassionate style that aims to create a space where clients can speak freely. Wendy encourages honest effort and commits to working with people who want real change rather than a quick venting session.

Her work centers on a range of concerns including stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, addictions, grief, and intimacy-related issues.

Background and approach

She also addresses struggles with eating and sleeping, parenting questions, anger, self-esteem, bipolar concerns, compassion fatigue, and ADHD. Additional focuses include attachment and abandonment concerns, body image, codependency, communication and control issues, and feelings of emptiness. Wendy draws on several therapy approaches to match the needs of each person.

She uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help clients notice thoughts and choose valued action. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps identify unhelpful thinking patterns and replace them with workable skills. She also brings client-centered and emotionally-focused methods to build trust and explore relationships and feelings.

With 18 years of experience and an Illinois LCPC license, Wendy aims to support people willing to do the steady work of change. She describes counseling as a step-by-step process that can take time, and she works collaboratively to build emotional steadiness and a clearer sense of purpose. Her approach is direct but kind.

Wendy expects commitment and honest effort from clients who want to make meaningful shifts in their lives.

Therapeutic approaches and how they work online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice painful thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then choose actions that match their values. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and life transitions where getting unstuck matters.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) teaches practical skills to spot unhelpful thinking and change behaviors that keep problems going. It often helps with anxiety, mood issues, eating and sleeping problems, and coping with stress.

Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) focuses on understanding and reshaping emotional responses in relationships, helping people build more stable connections and clearer communication.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. Together they pick methods and adjust the plan as progress unfolds, keeping the process collaborative and practical.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different rhythms and needs. These options make it easier to meet from home, keep consistent appointments, and use short check-ins or longer sessions as needed. The format supports timely access and flexibility while allowing the therapist to use ACT, CBT, and EFT techniques effectively across media.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

Less about arguing with difficult thoughts, more about loosening their grip and acting on what matters to you anyway. Values and committed action carry the work, which suits conversation at a distance.

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 concerns does Wendy commonly address?

She works with issues like stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, addictions, grief, intimacy-related problems, eating and sleeping difficulties, parenting questions, anger, self-esteem, bipolar issues, compassion fatigue, and ADHD.

What is her therapeutic style like?

The approach is direct and supportive. She asks for honest effort and focuses on practical steps to produce lasting change rather than short-term venting.

How much professional experience does she have?

She brings 18 years of professional work experience helping people with trauma, intimacy concerns, eating-related issues, and other life challenges.

What credentials and licensure does she hold?

She is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, listed as IL LCPC 180.003802, practicing in Illinois.

Can sessions be conducted in other languages or with international clients?

Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.

What session formats are available?

Sessions can be done via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to accommodate different needs and schedules.

How are fees 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, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling sessions according to therapist availability.

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Experience: 18 years
Licensed: Illinois
Languages: English

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