About Wendy
Wendy Foote helps people who are ready to do the hard work of change. She writes simply and directly about healing and wants clients who aim to make meaningful shifts in their lives. Wendy offers a calm, nonjudgmental space for people to talk about painful experiences and difficult feelings.
Wendy is an Illinois LCPC with 18 years of professional experience. She has worked with people dealing with trauma and abuse, eating concerns, intimacy-related issues, anxiety, depression, and addictions.
Background and approach
Her list of focus areas also includes stress, sleep and eating problems, parenting strain, grief, ADHD, and struggles with self-worth and belonging. In sessions she aims for openness and practical work. Conversations focus on what is getting in the way now and on tools clients can use between meetings.
Wendy draws from approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy, and a client-centered stance to match each person's needs. She expects commitment and follow-through. This is not a day-to-day venting relationship; it is for people ready to face painful patterns and change them.
Wendy partners with clients to set clear goals, practice new skills, and track progress over time. People who connect with her often want straightforward guidance, steady support, and help building emotional safety in their lives. She helps clients move from feeling stuck toward clearer choices and more manageable daily life.
Approaches for remote work and practical change
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people notice painful thoughts without getting stuck in them and commit to actions that match their values. It can help when avoidance or worry keeps someone from the life they want. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) targets the connections between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches specific skills for reducing anxiety, depression, and unhelpful behaviors. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps people name and work through strong emotions so relationships and self-understanding can grow.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Wendy treats therapy as a collaborative process and will discuss which methods fit a person's goals and preferences. Together they decide whether to emphasize acceptance, skills training, emotion processing, or a mix of techniques.
Online sessions can be held by video calls, by phone, via live chat, or through text-based messaging. Video lets people use visual cues and practice conversation in real time. Phone sessions can be a good choice when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text messaging support quick check-ins, shorter sessions, and ongoing skill practice between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives and keep work moving forward.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 18 years
- Licensed
- Illinois
- Languages
- English