About Jonna
Jonna Phelps offers a practical, person-centered approach to therapy. She uses techniques that help people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and life transitions. Jonna draws on two decades of clinical work in Illinois and brings a calm, straightforward manner to sessions.
She trained in clinical psychology and holds a Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology from Roosevelt University. Jonna earned her Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor credential, LCPC, in 2001. Her background also includes work with caregiving situations and end-of-life concerns, which shaped her attention to real-life stresses.
How Jonna works
In sessions she focuses on building coping skills and improving communication. Jonna helps people notice strengths they already have and use them to handle difficult moments. She emphasizes practical steps that can make daily life feel more manageable.
Her skill set includes client-centered methods, cognitive behavioral techniques, emotionally-focused work, mindfulness practices, and motivational interviewing. These approaches are used to address issues such as grief, relationship and family concerns, ADHD, chronic illness, and mood disorders. Jonna aims for clear goals and steady progress.
She guides people through problem solving, stress reduction, and decision-making about career or caregiving roles. Her style is direct but compassionate, focused on helping people move forward at a steady pace.
Jonna lists 6 ways of working on the entry:
What Jonna works with
The areas below are the ones Jonna selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Social anxiety and phobia
Training and background
| Register | LCPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 20 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Illinois |
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Online support options
Approaches that translate to online care
Client-centered therapy emphasizes listening and building on a person’s strengths. It focuses on understanding what matters to the individual and helping them set goals that feel achievable. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns and teaches concrete skills to shift them, which can help with anxiety, depression, and ADHD-related struggles.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't worked before. Together they adjust techniques and pace so the work matches the person's needs and fits into everyday life.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, giving multiple ways to check in. Video is useful for deeper conversations and seeing nonverbal cues, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text can be a shorter way to do quick check-ins or skill practice. These options make it easier to schedule therapy around work, caregiving, or medical appointments and to keep consistent progress over time.
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