Raelene Faught, LCPC
Practical, collaborative care for life and parenting challenges
Book with Raelene- Years in practice
- 14
- Credentials
- LCPC
- Licensed in
- Illinois
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Family conflicts
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
- Focus
- Grief
About Raelene
Raelene Faught is a licensed clinical professional counselor with 14 years of experience based in Illinois. She frames therapy as practical work that helps people heal from hurts and make healthier choices. Her style centers on listening, learning about each person's life, and helping them find actions that fit their goals.
She often sees people dealing with anxiety, depression, parenting questions, relationship strain, grief, trauma, and life transitions. Raelene also helps with stress, addictions, self-esteem, ADHD, and challenges tied to attachment and abandonment.
Background and approach
She brings a broad range of focus areas so clients can bring whatever matters most to them. Her approach treats the client as the expert on their life. Sessions blend client-centered conversations with cognitive-behavioral tools to identify patterns and try different responses.
She uses motivational interviewing ideas to support readiness for change and solution-focused steps to set clear short-term goals. Raelene pays attention to how past wounds affect current relationships and parenting. She helps people notice unhelpful patterns, practice new ways of communicating, and build routines that reduce reactivity.
Work in sessions includes talking through situations, trying skill-based exercises, and planning realistic next steps. People who prefer a collaborative, down-to-earth style often find this approach useful. Raelene also supports people facing complicated grief, trauma histories, or workplace and caregiving strain.
She wishes clients well and aims for therapy that fits each person’s daily life.
What Raelene works with
Everything Raelene lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Raelene helps people with.
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Women's issues
Approaches Raelene lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Raelene uses client-centered therapy to meet each person where they are. This approach focuses on listening closely, reflecting what matters most, and helping clients make choices that match their values. It is useful for people who want a collaborative space to sort out feelings and priorities.She also integrates cognitive behavioral therapy or CBT to identify patterns of thinking and behavior that keep problems going. CBT offers practical tools - like noticing thoughts, testing assumptions, and trying new behaviors - that can help with anxiety, depression, and stress related to parenting or life change.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with clients to choose methods that fit their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting strategies over time as progress or challenges appear.
Online sessions include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video is good when visual cues help the conversation, phone can work when bandwidth is limited, and messaging or chat can suit quick check-ins or shorter reflections between sessions. These formats make it easier to schedule therapy around work, caregiving, or other commitments while keeping the focus on practical steps and steady progress.
Questions people ask about Raelene
What concerns does Raelene address?
She works with a wide range of issues including anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting, self-esteem, stress, addictions, and relationship or intimacy-related issues.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Raelene uses a collaborative, client-centered style combined with cognitive-behavioral techniques and solution-focused steps. Sessions often mix listening, skill practice, and short-term goal setting.
What is her experience and professional background?
She has 14 years of clinical experience and has worked with people facing life transitions, parenting challenges, trauma, and a range of emotional and behavioral concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She holds the LCPC credential as an Illinois LCPC and provides services while based in Illinois.
Which languages are supported and can international clients connect?
Sessions are offered in English, and she does accept international clients.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.
How does cost and payment work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What should I do to begin working together?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling according to therapist availability.
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