About Queena
Queena Howard is an Illinois-based clinician with 21 years of practice. She works with people facing anxiety, depression, addiction, grief, and relationship struggles. Queena guides clients toward clearer coping skills and steadier mood so daily life feels more manageable.
Queena uses practical, goal-focused methods in sessions. She combines client-centered listening with cognitive behavioral strategies to help people spot unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors. Mindfulness tools are used to slow racing thinking and reduce overwhelm.
Background and approach
Her work addresses a wide range of concerns, including stress, parenting strain, bipolar mood swings, intimacy issues, eating and sleeping problems, and caregiver fatigue. She also supports people coping with chronic illness, co-occurring disorders, and substance use challenges. Sessions emphasize small, doable steps toward change.
Queena earned a master’s degree and holds IL LCPC, which is the credential she uses in practice. Over two decades she has worked with diverse adults and has experience with relationship and family-related concerns. Her approach blends steady listening with practical skills training.
People who meet with her can expect a calm and direct style. She aims to meet each person where they are and to help them choose clear next steps. Progress is tracked in everyday terms like improved sleep, fewer angry outbursts, or better communication with a partner.
How her approaches work in online therapy
Client-Centered Therapy centers the person's experience first. The therapist listens closely and reflects what matters to the client, helping them clarify goals and feel understood. This approach is useful for people who need a responsive, nonjudgmental space to talk about stress, grief, or relationship strains.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors. Clients learn simple exercises to change thinking patterns and reduce symptoms like anxiety, depression, or insomnia. Mindfulness Therapy adds practical attention skills so people can notice stress without reacting immediately, which supports emotion regulation and relapse prevention.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Queena collaborates with each person to choose methods that match their goals, circumstances, and comfort. Together they try techniques and adjust direction based on what helps most.
Online sessions come in several formats: video calls for face-to-face conversation, phone sessions for lower bandwidth, live chat for short check-ins, and text-based messaging for ongoing support between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy days, keep momentum between sessions, and use the format that best suits a person's routine.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Parenting issues
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 21 years
- Licensed
- Illinois
- Languages
- English