About Andrea
Andrea Engelkens helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and family conflict. She greets new clients with calm encouragement and clear steps. Andrea notes that starting therapy takes courage and honors that first step.
Andrea holds an IL LCPC, which is the credential listed for her practice in Illinois. She has 16 years of professional experience working alongside people who feel stuck or overwhelmed. Her approach treats each person as the expert on their own life while offering practical support to move forward.
Background and approach
In sessions Andrea focuses on everyday problems that cause pain. She helps people manage strong emotions, sort through relationship struggles, and cope with big life changes. She also addresses issues like isolation, guilt, workplace stress, and questions about life purpose.
Her style is straightforward and collaborative. Andrea listens for strengths and builds on them. She uses techniques drawn from evidence-based therapeutic practices to help people make changes that matter in daily life.
Sessions aim to be useful from the first meetings. Andrea works with clients to set clear goals and small steps. Over time she helps people reduce distress, improve communication, and find more balance in their routine.
Evidence-based approaches and online sessions
Andrea draws from well-established, evidence-based techniques that focus on reducing distress and improving daily functioning. One common approach she uses is skills-based work that teaches tools for managing anxiety and strong emotions, helping people feel more steady day to day. Another approach emphasizes trauma-informed care, which helps people process difficult experiences at a pace that feels manageable and reduces symptoms related to past harm.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Andrea will discuss your goals, preferences, and how symptoms show up in your life, then try methods that match those needs. She adjusts the plan as progress is made to find what helps most.
Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs. Video lets you work face to face without travel, phone works when bandwidth is limited, live chat is useful for quick check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options aim to make therapy more flexible and easier to fit into a busy life.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Experience
- 16 years
- Licensed
- Illinois
- Languages
- English