About Thérèse
Thérèse Fletcher is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who centers sessions on the person in front of her. She draws on practical, goal-focused methods to help people manage stress, anxiety, grief, relationship strain, and life changes. Her style is calm and direct, and she aims to make therapy feel doable for busy, overwhelmed people.
She has 13 years of experience in social and medical services, with much of her work in urban settings supporting vulnerable communities.
Background and approach
That background shaped a straightforward approach that balances short-term problem solving with deeper emotional work when needed. She also has experience supervising and training other social workers. In sessions she uses client-centered conversations alongside evidence-informed tools.
Those tools include cognitive techniques to change unhelpful thinking, mindfulness practices to reduce reactivity, and narrative methods to reshape life stories. She and the client set clear, practical goals and track progress together. Thérèse helps people address a wide range of concerns.
Common topics include self-esteem, depression, addiction, caregiving stress, parenting challenges, and end-of-life issues. She also supports people facing career shifts, money worries, and illness-related strain. Her work blends coaching with therapy.
That means providing both emotional processing and concrete steps for day-to-day change. If someone wants a mix of short-term problem solving and longer-term insight, she tailors the plan to their pace and priorities.
Therapeutic approaches and online sessions that fit your life
Client-centered therapy focuses on understanding each person as an individual. The therapist listens without judgment and helps people identify what matters most to them. This approach is useful for building confidence, improving self-esteem, and making personal goals clearer.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions interact. It uses practical exercises to challenge unhelpful thinking and change behaviors that keep problems going. CBT is often helpful for anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and anger management.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist and client review goals, preferences, and how each method feels in practice. Together they decide whether short-term solution work, mindfulness practices, or deeper narrative exploration will best match the client’s needs.
Online therapy makes it easier to fit sessions into a busy life. Video calls give face-to-face time for deep conversation. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for quick check-ins, written reflection, or when a shorter touchpoint is all that fits the day. These options offer flexibility so people can stick with therapy through work, caregiving, or other commitments.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Self esteem
Also works with
- Addictions
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Parenting issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 13 years
- Licensed
- Illinois
- Languages
- English