Licensed clinical social worker recordIllinois
Ingrid Wheeler, LCSW
Illinois
Licensed Clinical Social Worker - Stress and Mood
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- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in Illinois
- LCSW, licence 149.017207
- NPI
- 1427414085
- Experience
- 11 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Illinois
These details come from information Ingrid supplied to BetterHelp. A licence can be checked with the social work board of the state that issued it, and an NPI with the national registry.
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- CBT tools
- DBT skills
- Motivational interviewing
About Ingrid
Ingrid Wheeler is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in Illinois with 11 years of experience. She focuses on common concerns like stress, anxiety, depression, anger, self-esteem, addictions, grief, and coping with life changes. Clients often come with work and family pressures, caregiving strain, or questions about career and finances.
Her work uses practical, evidence-based methods. Sessions are focused on concrete skills for managing emotions, improving communication, and handling impulsivity. She draws on client-centered methods to keep the conversation grounded in each person's priorities, and uses CBT and DBT tools to change thought and behavior patterns.
In the room she helps people break big problems into small steps. That can mean setting short-term goals, practicing coping skills, or working on decision-making around money, work, or relationships. She also uses motivational interviewing to address substance use and to support behavior change when clients feel stuck.
She has experience helping people dealing with caregiver stress, veteran and armed forces issues, intellectual disability concerns, and recovery from natural or human-caused disasters. She supports people facing midlife changes, parenting challenges, and mood disorders including bipolar conditions.
Practical planning and clear next steps are central to her approach. Sessions emphasize what can be done between meetings. To start, readers are asked to use the site matching process and schedule a first session to see if the fit feels right.
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How her approaches translate to online work
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and responding to what matters most to the person. Online sessions keep that same emphasis by starting with the client's priorities and building goals from there. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. In online sessions CBT is used to practice new ways of thinking and to set small behavioral experiments between meetings. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, teaches concrete skills for managing intense emotion and improving relationships; it is useful for people coping with impulsivity, anger, or mood instability.Choosing the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work with the client to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. That decision is revisited as needed so the work stays practical and relevant.
The site biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. It can also let someone continue care through life changes or when addressing issues like caregiver stress, work strain, or recovery from substance use. Sessions aim to translate real-life practice into daily routines rather than focusing on lengthy theory.
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Experience
11+ years
Listed in
Illinois
Languages
English
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Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she work with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, anger, self-esteem, addictions, grief, relationship and family concerns, career and financial issues, and mood disorders including bipolar.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is practical and client-centered. She uses tools from CBT, DBT, solution-focused therapy, and motivational interviewing to set goals and teach skills.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 11 years of experience working with adults facing emotional and life stressors.
Where is she licensed and practicing?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in Illinois.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English only.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions arranged and what do they cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, call 911, or call or text 988. More crisis numbers