Dr. Amy Guertin, LCPC

Dr. Amy Guertin is a licensed clinical professional counselor (LCPC) who helps people manage anxiety, stress, low self-esteem, and mood concerns. She speaks plainly and focuses on practical steps people can use between sessions. Her style is down-to-earth and goal oriented, aimed at making daily life feel more manageable.

With 29 years of experience, she draws on approaches such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. Those methods help people notice thought patterns, try new behaviors, and clarify what matters most. She also uses client-centered and solution-focused techniques to keep sessions focused on each person’s priorities.

In sessions she works through real-life problems like parenting pressures, relationship struggles, anger, and the fallout from trauma and abuse. She addresses attention challenges and panic symptoms with concrete tools to reduce distress and improve functioning. Many conversations center on communication problems and coping with life changes.

Her background in Illinois clinical practice means she understands local resource networks and typical day-to-day demands people face. The LCPC credential is listed to show her professional standing in Illinois. She conducts sessions in English and tailors pacing to each person’s needs.

Dr. Guertin encourages a collaborative approach where small steps lead to measurable change. She helps people set clear goals, practice new skills, and reassess progress as life shifts. The focus is on useful tools that fit into busy schedules.

How these approaches work in online sessions

CBT, or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, focuses on the connection between thoughts, feelings, and actions. In online sessions this looks like identifying unhelpful thought patterns, testing new behaviors, and using short exercises between meetings to build skills. ACT, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, helps people clarify their values and accept difficult emotions while taking steps toward what matters most. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and life transitions because it pairs values work with practical action.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals and preferences, and then recommend ways to try CBT or ACT techniques in a way that fits their life. That collaborative process means methods can be adjusted if something does not feel helpful.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to match different needs. Video calls allow face-to-face conversations and use visual cues, while phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging are practical for brief updates, tracking homework, or fitting support into busy days. These options make therapy more flexible and easier to fit into everyday routines.