Wendy Gilchrist, LCPC
Experienced LCPC focused on everyday coping
Details
| Name | Wendy Gilchrist |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LCPC |
| Based in | Illinois |
| Licensed in | Illinois |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English, Spanish |
| Years in practice | 20 |
About Wendy
Wendy Gilchrist is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor with 20 years of experience helping people navigate hard moments. She combines life experience, practical problem-solving, and clinical work to support people feeling overwhelmed by stress, depression, anxiety, or major life changes. Her path started outside typical therapy routes.
After an MBA she founded nonprofit programs for homeless boys, survivors of abuse, and other disadvantaged groups. That work shaped a pragmatic, resource-focused way of looking at problems and solutions.
Background and approach
Wendy later trained and practiced as an LCPC and has worked in many settings. Her clinical roles include hospital psychiatric units and a trauma-informed program. She has also provided individual and group therapy, and she has experience addressing loss and trauma.
In sessions she uses Narrative Therapy alongside client-centered and cognitive behavioral ideas. She listens for the stories that shape a person’s life and then helps reframe those stories into more useful versions. Practical tools and mindful awareness are used to reduce symptoms and shift everyday patterns.
Wendy helps with a range of concerns including parenting and family stress, relationship issues, bipolar and mood concerns, grief, anger, self-esteem, ADHD, chronic illness, and compassion fatigue. She offers work in English and Spanish and accepts international clients. Her style aims to be straightforward, respectful, and focused on what will help day to day.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Family conflicts, Parenting issues among the things Wendy works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Body image
- Cancer
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Impulsivity
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Wendy among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Wendy among the ways she works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Wendy among the ways she works.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Wendy among the ways she works.
- Psychodynamic Therapy: Listed by Wendy among the ways she works.
- Somatic Therapy: Listed by Wendy among the ways she works.
- Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by Wendy among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Wendy directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Wendy directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
How Wendy Uses Narrative, Client-Centered, and CBT Online
Wendy often blends Narrative Therapy, client-centered work, and cognitive behavioral techniques when meeting online. Narrative Therapy focuses on the stories people tell about themselves and helps rewrite those stories to reduce shame or helplessness. Client-centered work emphasizes listening and building a trusting relationship so people feel understood and can set their own goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at thinking patterns and habits and offers clear tools to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.Choosing an approach is a collaborative process. Wendy will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and then test out techniques together. She encourages feedback so sessions change when something is or isn't working for the client. That means methods can shift over time as goals evolve.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which helps fit therapy into busy lives. Video is useful for deeper conversation and nonverbal cues, phone works well when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits shorter check-ins, and text messaging supports ongoing reflection between appointments. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent despite work, caregiving, or travel commitments.
Common questions about this listing
What concerns does Wendy commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar mood concerns, parenting and family problems, grief, anger, self-esteem, ADHD, and related issues like chronic illness and compassion fatigue.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style blends Narrative Therapy, client-centered listening, and CBT techniques to reframe stories and build practical skills for daily life.
What is her professional background?
Wendy has 20 years of experience and a history of nonprofit leadership followed by clinical work in hospital psychiatric units and a trauma-informed program.
Where is she based and what are her credentials?
She practices from Illinois and holds the LCPC credential, listed as IL LCPC.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish, and she also accepts international clients.
What session formats does she use?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and communication preferences.
How are costs handled for sessions?
Costs vary by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
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