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Wendy Schultz, LCSW

  • Experience11 years
  • LocationIllinois
  • Focus areasADHD, Stress and Anxiety, and Relationship
  • Therapy approachesAttachment-Based Therapy and Client-Centered Therapy
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About Wendy

Wendy Schultz is an Illinois-licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) with 11 years of professional experience guiding people through stress, anxiety, trauma, life transitions, and related concerns. She emphasizes integration and skills training while using a strengths-based orientation to help clients build practical strategies for daily living.

Background and approach

Her work often centers on motivation, confidence, and creating sustainable habits that support wellbeing. Wendy frames therapy as a partnership that begins with where a person is now - whether ambivalent about goals, feeling uninspired, or facing a crisis.

She combines creative interventions and evidence-informed techniques to teach straightforward, implementable skills and to promote a more engaged, joyful life. Sessions aim to balance challenge and support so clients can move from coping to meaningful change.

Clients can expect an open, nonjudgmental space where thoughts and feelings are explored and concrete tools are practiced. Wendy’s practice covers a range of concerns including relationship issues, mood disorders, addictions, ADHD, grief, and career-related difficulties, and she invites people who are ready to commit to personal growth to take the next step toward their goals.

Approaches That Guide Online Care

Wendy commonly integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Attachment-Based Therapy into her online work. CBT focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thinking patterns and behaviors through practical exercises and skill-building, which can be effective for anxiety, depression, and stress management. Attachment-Based Therapy explores relationship patterns and emotional bonds to improve connection and regulation, helping people address relational wounds, intimacy-related issues, and patterns rooted in early attachment experiences.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Wendy works with clients to clarify goals, preferences, and the problems they want to solve, then tailors methods so the work feels useful and personally relevant. She brings both structured techniques and an openness to creative interventions so treatment can adapt as progress unfolds.

Online sessions are offered through video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make care more flexible and accessible. These formats let clients practice skills between sessions, fit therapy into busy schedules, and maintain continuity of support when in-person visits are difficult, while still receiving guided therapeutic feedback from a licensed professional.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Wendy commonly address?
She works with a broad set of issues including stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, addictions, relationship and intimacy-related issues, ADHD, bipolar concerns, grief, career difficulties, and coping with life changes.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style blends strengths-based work, skills training, and creative interventions to balance encouragement with therapeutic challenge and practical exercises.
What is Wendy's professional background?
She has 11 years of professional experience providing mental health services and has focused on motivation, self-esteem, confidence, and helping people navigate life transitions.
What credentials and location are on record?
Wendy holds an LCSW and is licensed in Illinois with license number IL LCSW 149020194.
Does she offer services in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English only and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are available for working together?
Available session formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different communication preferences.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies depending on location and therapist availability; sessions are provided via a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working with her?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a brief matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions based on therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesTrauma and abuseAnger managementDepression

Also works with

AddictionsFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeBlended family issuesChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependencyCommunication problemsControl issuesDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)Divorce and separationEmptinessFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameImpulsivityLife purposeMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMood disordersObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPhobiasPost-traumatic stressSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Social anxiety and phobiaSomatizationTraumatic brain injuryTrichotillomaniaWomen's issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)HypnotherapyMindfulness TherapyNarrative TherapySolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

11+ years

Licensed

Illinois

Languages

English

What Wendy can help with

Wendy Schultz works with clients on stress and anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, anger management, and depression.

Wendy works with clients with stress and anxiety, trauma and abuse, motivation, and self esteem.

How Wendy approaches therapy

Wendy's clinical approaches include Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Hypnotherapy, Mindfulness Therapy, Narrative Therapy, and Solution-Focused Therapy.

Experience and training

Wendy is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker practicing in Illinois.