Ednina Welters, LCPC

Ednina Welters is an Illinois Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) who uses practical, evidence-based methods to help people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship concerns. She combines a focus on shifting unhelpful thoughts with hands-on skills work so clients can see change in daily life. Ednina writes simply and listens closely to build a working plan that fits each person. With 11 years of experience, she draws from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) alongside Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and client-centered principles. Sessions emphasize identifying unhelpful thought patterns, practicing new behaviors, and clarifying values so choices match what matters most. Ednina also uses techniques from Dialectical Behavior Therapy and the Gottman Method when relationship skills or emotion regulation are central. Her background includes supporting people facing addiction, trauma and abuse, grief, bipolar mood concerns, ADHD, and a range of personality and attachment issues. She also helps with career and academic stresses, caregiver strain, chronic illness challenges, and intimacy-related worries. The work addresses both immediate coping and longer-term patterns that keep problems returning. Ednina aims for a collaborative tone in sessions. She helps set achievable goals and practices skills together in ways that fit a person’s life. Conversations are straightforward, with concrete homework and simple tools to try between meetings. People meet with her to work on communication problems, self-esteem, anger, and the fallout from major life changes. Her approach is practical, steady, and focused on making real improvements in everyday routines and relationships.

How therapy approaches translate to online care

CBT focuses on the connection between thoughts, feelings, and actions. In online sessions this looks like identifying unhelpful thinking patterns, trying short behavioral experiments, and practicing new coping strategies between meetings to reduce anxiety or depressive symptoms.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people clarify their core values and commit to actions that reflect those values. Virtually this often involves short mindfulness exercises, values clarification work, and planning small steps toward meaningful goals.

Client-centered therapy emphasizes empathy and a nonjudgmental stance. In remote sessions the therapist listens closely, reflects what is said, and helps clients find their own solutions at a comfortable pace.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will review your concerns, goals, and preferences and recommend strategies that feel practical and doable. That plan can be adjusted as you try techniques and see what helps most.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video suits longer conversations and skills practice. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is low or screens are tiring. Live chat and text messaging are helpful for brief check-ins, homework review, or when someone prefers writing to speaking. These options make it simpler to fit sessions into work, school, or caregiving schedules while keeping focus on real-life changes.