Jendaya Clark, LCPC

Jendaya Clark is a licensed clinical professional counselor (LCPC) who uses practical, evidence-based methods to help people manage stress and anxiety. She keeps sessions straightforward and focused on skills people can use between appointments. Her approach centers on helping clients build confidence and handle life's transitions in concrete ways.

With seven years of experience in community mental health and individual and group counseling, Jendaya has worked with people facing depression, motivation struggles, and low self-esteem. She also supports those coping with major life changes such as graduation, marriage, caregiving for aging parents, illness, and fertility concerns. Her experience includes helping people navigate the emotional effects of cancer.

Jendaya favors approaches that tie thinking and behavior to daily life. She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thought patterns and replace them with practical alternatives. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy is used to help people clarify values and take action even when difficult feelings are present.

Her style is client-centered, which means sessions follow the person's goals and pace. Jendaya aims to make therapy a collaborative process so clients leave with clear, doable steps. She also brings attention to multicultural concerns and issues around polyamory and non-monogamous relationships when relevant.

Jendaya offers sessions in English and accepts international clients. She practices in Illinois and combines short-term skill building with longer work when needed. If someone is ready to start, she helps them map a path forward one step at a time.

How CBT and ACT translate to online care

Jendaya draws from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people spot unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors. CBT focuses on linking thinking and action, which makes it easy to practice between sessions and track progress over video or text. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people name their values and take meaningful steps even when strong feelings show up; ACT exercises work well in short online check-ins and messaging.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Jendaya will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and daily life. She tailors techniques so sessions feel relevant and doable, and she checks in regularly to adjust the plan as needed.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for in-depth sessions and skill practice, phone calls can be a good option when bandwidth is lower, and live chat or messaging works for brief check-ins or homework support. These options make scheduling easier and let people fit therapy into busy days or different time zones.