- Emotionally-Focused Therapy
- Attachment-based work
- Skills and coping
About Wendy
Wendy Schultz is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Illinois with 11 years of experience. She focuses on helping people who feel stuck, overwhelmed, or facing major life changes. Common concerns she addresses include stress, anxiety, trauma, depression, addiction, and self-esteem struggles.
Wendy uses practical skills and supportive conversation to help people gain more control over daily life. She emphasizes integration and skill-building, so clients leave sessions with things they can try between meetings. Sessions can include structured exercises and motivation to encourage progress.
Many people come to her unsure what they want from therapy or feeling uninspired. She works with clients to clarify goals and break them down into manageable steps. When needed she offers creative processes and challenging exercises to jump-start change.
Wendy draws on several approaches to guide her work, including Emotionally-Focused Therapy, Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and hypnotherapy. These methods inform how she listens, helps people name difficult emotions, and practices new behaviors.
She describes therapy as part of maintaining good health and supports clients in building lasting habits that improve daily functioning. The overall aim is practical growth - learning skills that fit into ordinary life and lead to clearer direction and improved coping.
Wendy practices in Illinois and conducts sessions in English. People who are considering work on career issues, relationships, grief, or coping with change may find her approach helpful.
How Wendy integrates therapeutic approaches in online work
Wendy commonly uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy to help people identify and name hard-to-reach emotions and understand how those emotions affect relationships and behavior. EFT emphasizes the role of feelings in guiding change and can be useful for people grappling with attachment and intimacy-related issues.She also draws on Attachment-Based Therapy to look at patterns that began in early relationships and still influence how people relate today. This approach helps identify recurring responses and supports practicing new ways of connecting with others. Client-Centered Therapy is another part of her work and focuses on listening, reflection, and supporting each person's own pace and goals.
Finding the right approach is collaborative. Wendy will work with clients to choose methods that fit their needs, goals, and preferences. She combines emotional work with practical skills so sessions move between feeling-based exploration and concrete practice.
The biography does not specify session formats, so confirm current session options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, allow shorter check-ins during work breaks, or reduce travel time. Talk with her about scheduling and session length to find arrangements that match everyday routines.
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Experience
11+ years
Listed in
Illinois
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, addictions, self-esteem and related life changes including career and grief concerns.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style emphasizes practical skills, integration of emotional work, and creative exercises to help people practice changes between sessions.
How much experience does she have?
She has 11 years of professional experience as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She is an LCSW licensed in Illinois and provides services based in that state.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions scheduled and what does cost look like?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What do I do to begin working together?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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