- Years in practice
- 18
- Credentials
- LCPC
- Licensed in
- Illinois
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Family conflicts
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
About Wendy
Wendy Foote is an Illinois licensed clinical professional counselor with 18 years of experience. She focuses on practical work to help people manage stress, anxiety, grief, parenting concerns, and problems tied to trauma and eating. Wendy writes plainly and invites clients who are ready to do meaningful work on their lives.
Wendy prefers a straightforward approach in sessions. She builds a calm, nonjudgmental space where clients can name painful thoughts and feelings.
Background and approach
She encourages concrete steps and skills so people can feel more steady day to day. Her background includes work with mood challenges such as depression and bipolar symptoms, attention differences like ADHD, and substance-related struggles. She also helps people facing relationship and intimacy issues, codependency, communication problems, and questions around fatherhood or family roles.
Wendy uses a blend of approaches that match a person's needs. That can include strategies to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, ways to accept difficult feelings while acting on values, and methods that emphasize emotional connection. She adapts methods to what a client wants to work on and how they prefer to learn.
People who choose Wendy are usually prepared to do steady work and try new habits between sessions. She asks for commitment to the process rather than brief check-ins. If someone wants a therapist for deeper change, she helps set clear goals and practical steps to reach them.
What Wendy works with
Everything Wendy lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Wendy helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Wendy lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How Wendy Brings Her Approaches Online
Wendy commonly uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in her work. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then choose actions that align with their values. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and trying small behavioral experiments to create healthier routines and mood changes.Finding the right approach is part of therapy. Wendy talks with each person about their goals, how they like to learn, and which methods feel manageable. She adapts techniques over time so the plan fits the client's needs and preferences, working together to set goals and measure progress.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make scheduling easier. Video is useful for in-depth conversations and skill practice, phone works well when bandwidth is limited, live chat can be a shorter check-in option, and messaging lets people reflect between meetings. These options help clients fit therapy into busy lives and stay consistent while working toward lasting change.
Questions people ask about Wendy
Which concerns does Wendy address most often?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addiction, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting concerns, eating and sleeping problems, and related struggles such as low self-esteem and impulsivity.
What is her general therapeutic style?
Wendy keeps sessions practical and direct. She creates a nonjudgmental atmosphere and focuses on skills, values, and emotional awareness to help clients make steady changes.
How much experience does she have?
She has 18 years of professional experience working with a range of emotional and behavioral concerns in Illinois.
What credentials and region are listed?
Wendy holds an IL LCPC credential and practices in Illinois.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English and she does not accept international clients at this time.
Which session formats are offered?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin therapy?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session based on the therapist's listed availability.
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