Ednina Welters, LCPC

Ednina Welters is an Illinois Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) who focuses on helping people change unhelpful thoughts and everyday habits. She works with adults and adolescents facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy concerns, addictions, grief, ADHD, bipolar challenges, and life transitions. Her tone is collaborative and straightforward.

Ednina draws on client-centered principles that assume people want to grow and can do so with support. She blends practical techniques from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help people notice and shift thoughts and behaviors that cause distress. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy ideas show up when clients want to clarify values and take steps toward them.

She also uses elements of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) to teach emotion regulation and coping skills. For couples and relationship work she brings methods informed by the Gottman approach to improve communication and repair patterns. Sessions are meant to be interactive and goal-focused.

Ednina has over 11 years of experience in counseling. That background includes work with people affected by trauma and abuse, substance issues, academic and career stress, and diverse cultural backgrounds. She aims to create a caring, accepting space for practical change.

In the first meetings she helps clients set realistic goals and choose simple skills to practice between sessions. The focus is on small, steady changes in thinking and daily habits that add up over time.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online work

Ednina uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help people identify what matters to them and take small committed steps toward those values. ACT can be useful for anxiety, depression, and life transitions by shifting focus from avoiding feelings to acting in line with goals.

She also applies Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) techniques online to help clients notice thinking patterns and test new behaviors. CBT works well for stress, anxiety, mood concerns, and everyday habit changes because it breaks problems into manageable skills to practice between sessions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will listen to concerns, goals, and preferences and then suggest a mix of methods that fit the person. That choice is collaborative and can change as needs evolve.

If you prefer online sessions, confirm the available session formats before booking since the biography does not list specific options. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, allow quicker check-ins, reduce travel time, and let skill practice happen in the context of everyday life. Licensed professionals can help tailor session length and structure to match practical needs and goals.