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- Client-Centered Therapy
- Mindfulness practice
- Motivational interviewing
About Jane
LCSW in Illinois with 11 years of experience, Jane Rhea focuses on stress, anxiety, depression, and issues related to LGBT identity and neurodiversity. She offers coaching and counseling informed by client-centered and narrative methods, and she combines lived experience with professional social work practice. Jane speaks English and accepts clients internationally.
Jane blends client-centered work with mindfulness and solution-focused techniques to help people manage day-to-day stress and make practical changes. She uses motivational interviewing to clarify goals and to support steps toward employment, career adjustments, or other life transitions. Sessions often include conversational reflection and concrete planning rather than highly technical interventions.
Her background includes social work and disability studies, plus over a decade of personal and professional involvement with Disability communities. That experience shapes how she talks about structural barriers, neurodiversity, and disability pride. Jane notes how employment and occupation often reveal related anxieties and practical obstacles.
She frames coaching and counseling as collaborative work about specific problems such as burnout, compassion fatigue, ADHD, trauma, chronic illness, or bipolar disorder. Narrative techniques are used to examine personal stories and to reframe limiting beliefs. Mindfulness practices are offered to reduce anxiety and to improve daily coping skills.
Jane identifies as queer ally and trans and non-binary allied. Her approach emphasizes accessible, straightforward conversation, goal-focused planning, and attention to the social context around identity and disability.
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How her approaches shape remote sessions
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting back what matters to the client. In remote sessions this means the therapist follows the client's lead, helping people name priorities and decide next steps. Mindfulness Therapy introduces simple attention and breathing practices to reduce anxiety and improve day-to-day coping. These techniques are taught in short exercises and can be practiced between sessions to manage stress and mood.Motivational Interviewing is a collaborative method for clarifying goals and strengthening motivation for change. Online sessions use open questions and gentle guidance to help people move toward work, education, or health goals without pressure. Together the client and therapist review progress and adapt plans based on what is working.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. She will discuss which methods fit your needs, goals, and preferences and will adjust the mix over time. That makes therapy a cooperative process rather than a fixed treatment plan.
Session formats are not listed in the biography, so please confirm current options before booking. Many people find remote sessions help fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. If you have specific scheduling needs or prefer a particular format, mention them during the initial matching questionnaire so the practical details can be arranged.
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Experience
11+ years
Listed in
Illinois
Languages
English
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Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and LGBT-related issues, among other concerns such as chronic pain and social anxiety.
What methods does she use in sessions?
Her work draws on Client-Centered Therapy, Mindfulness practices, Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, and Solution-Focused Therapy to guide conversation and planning.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 11 years of combined personal and professional experience working within Disability communities and in social work roles.
What are her credentials and location?
She is an LCSW licensed in Illinois and practices from that state.
Can people who are not in the U.S. work with her?
Yes. Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
Which session formats are available?
Session formats are not specified here; please confirm current session options before booking so you know whether video or phone sessions are offered.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session to get started.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the urgent help numbers.