About Wendy
Wendy Van Keulen is a licensed clinical social worker in Illinois who uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to address relationship strain, trauma, grief, parenting concerns, and life transitions. She draws on 15 years of professional experience to guide practical, day-to-day changes. Conversations are respectful and straightforward to help people take the next step toward feeling better.
Wendy focuses on helping people manage emotional pain from loss and past harm. She also supports those trying to rebuild trust, improve communication, or cope with major life shifts.
Background and approach
Sessions aim to clarify goals and create small, manageable steps toward them. Her work includes attention to aging and geriatric issues, attachment and blended family concerns, caregiver stress, and challenges after divorce or separation. Wendy also addresses dissociation, domestic violence, family of origin patterns, fertility and immigration issues, and feelings of isolation or shame.
She adapts conversation and pacing to match each person’s needs. Wendy offers services in English and Spanish. She helps people process hospice and end-of-life decisions and the grief that follows.
Practical coping skills and real-world problem solving are part of most sessions. Her approach is collaborative and down-to-earth. Wendy tailors the plan to fit each person's situation and goals.
She sees it as an honor to support people as they make meaningful changes in their lives.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Wendy uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on clarifying patterns and building skills. One common element is trauma-informed work that helps people understand how past harm affects current feelings and behavior, and then develops coping steps to reduce distress. Another frequent focus is grief work, which helps people name losses, process emotions, and find manageable ways to remember and move forward.Choosing the right approach is collaborative. Wendy will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and daily life to decide which techniques fit best. The plan can change over time as needs shift and progress is made.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video allows face-to-face conversation for in-depth work. Phone sessions can be a simpler option when bandwidth is limited or for shorter check-ins. Live chat and text messaging let people check in between sessions and keep momentum during busy weeks. These options make therapy more flexible and easier to fit into daily life while keeping the focus on real progress.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
Also works with
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family of origin issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Multicultural concerns
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Experience
- 15 years
- Licensed
- Illinois
- Languages
- English, Spanish