About Tressey
Tressey Adams offers straightforward, practical support for people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, relationship or family struggles. She helps clients break problems into small steps. Her style focuses on building confidence and using the skills people already have to move forward.
She uses a mix of approaches that emphasize the person’s own goals and strengths. Sessions aim to identify small, doable changes. Tressey encourages action steps that fit each person’s life so progress can be seen quickly.
Background and approach
Tressey brings 15 years of experience in the Chicago area and holds a Licensed Clinical Social Worker credential. She earned a master’s degree from the University of Illinois at Chicago. That background guides how she plans care and sets realistic goals with each person.
Her work covers a wide range of concerns, including trauma and abuse, grief, addictions, eating issues, intimacy-related concerns, parenting strain, anger, and compassion fatigue. She also focuses on communication problems, forgiveness, life purpose, and midlife challenges. Tressey aims to match the approach to the issue at hand.
Sessions are personalized and practical. People can expect a collaborative relationship where the therapist offers guidance and coaching. The emphasis is on learning and practicing skills between meetings to support steady, sustainable change.
How these approaches translate to online therapy
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and responding to what matters most to the person. The therapist follows the client’s lead, reflects concerns, and helps clarify values and goals so decisions feel more grounded. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical tools to shift unhelpful patterns; it can help with anxiety, depression, and stress. Solution-Focused Therapy concentrates on strengths and small steps that move people toward their goals quickly, which is useful for problem solving and building momentum.Finding the best approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss options and try methods that fit the client’s needs, goals, and preferences. Changes are shaped collaboratively, with adjustments made as progress is tracked and new priorities appear.
Online sessions use video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to offer flexibility. Video is useful for face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can fit a short break at work or require less bandwidth. Live chat and text messaging allow quick check-ins and written coaching between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life while keeping the focus on clear, practical steps.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also works with
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 15 years
- Licensed
- Illinois
- Languages
- English