About Jewel
Jewel Kristine (Kristy) Hemmele is an Illinois licensed clinical professional counselor (LCPC) with 28 years of experience. She focuses on helping people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and challenges with self-esteem. Kristy brings a calm, respectful presence and listens closely to each person’s story.
Her work emphasizes practical coping skills and emotional understanding. She uses approaches like Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Client-Centered Therapy to help people manage difficult thoughts and feelings.
How Jewel works
Mindfulness and emotionally-focused ideas are also part of her toolbox when they fit a person’s needs. Kristy often supports people dealing with relationship and intimacy-related issues, communication problems, parenting concerns, and the impact of trauma or abuse. She also helps with life changes such as divorce and career transitions, as well as challenges like guilt, shame, isolation, and finding life purpose.
Sessions reflect each person’s values and, when desired, include attention to spiritual beliefs. She aims to help people develop resilience, rebuild confidence, and make clearer decisions. Her style is patient, practical, and tailored to what each person says they need.
Kristy offers therapy through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Sessions are conducted in English and follow Illinois practice standards. Costs vary with location and therapist availability and use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
Jewel lists 6 ways of working on the entry:
What Jewel works with
The areas below are the ones Jewel selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
Also listed
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- Coaching
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Family conflicts
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
Training and background
| Register | LCPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 28 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Illinois |
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Online support options
How therapy approaches translate to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts, clarify personal values, and take small actions that match what matters to them. It is useful for stress, anxiety, and finding direction in life. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying patterns of thinking and behavior, then practicing different responses to reduce symptoms of anxiety and depression. Client-Centered Therapy centers on listening, empathy, and supporting a person’s own pace of change.Choosing the right mix of approaches is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and life situation and then adapt methods over time. That way sessions are shaped around what actually helps rather than a fixed formula.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation, phone can work well when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text messaging can be used for shorter check-ins or ongoing support between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and different routines.
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Write down two things you would want to be different in six months. That is the most useful thing to bring to a first session, whoever it is with. If you would rather start now than keep reading, online sessions are the quickest route.
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