- Addictions support
- Relationship work
- Life purpose focus
About Adele
Adele Duba-Nagel is an Illinois Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 12 years of experience. She works with adults on addictions, relationship and family difficulties, self-esteem, and coping with life changes. Adele also supports people dealing with codependency, communication problems, control issues, and questions about life purpose.
She uses a person-centered approach that keeps the client's goals central. Sessions are collaborative and focus on the whole person - physical and mental health, beliefs, history, and daily environments. Adele treats clients as people with strengths, not as problems to be fixed.
In practice she helps clients identify strengths and make practical changes. Conversations often cover patterns learned in family of origin, habits around substance use, and ways to improve communication. Adele works with concrete topics like smoking or vaping cessation and managing feelings such as guilt, shame, jealousy, or isolation.
Therapy sessions include looking at motivation and building realistic steps to change. She helps people set short-term goals and notice progress. Work on relationships pays attention to boundaries, control dynamics, and repairing trust where possible.
Adele asks questions about what gives life meaning and helps clients clarify purpose when big changes happen. She encourages small experiments in daily life to test new ways of relating and coping. The focus is practical, steady, and paced to each person’s needs.
How therapeutic methods translate to remote sessions
A person-centered approach keeps the client's goals at the center. This method emphasizes listening, asking about what matters, and shaping sessions around the client’s priorities. It helps when someone feels stuck after big life changes or wants clearer goals for work and relationships.Because the biography highlights attention to family of origin and patterns, exploring family history is another focus. That work looks at relationship patterns, communication habits, and how past experiences influence current choices. It can be useful for people dealing with codependency, control issues, or recurring conflict.
Finding the right approach is part of the process and will be decided together. The therapist will discuss goals, try different ways of working, and adjust methods to fit the client’s needs and preferences. Collaboration helps narrow what is most helpful for motivation, self-esteem, or addiction-related goals.
The biography does not list specific remote session formats, so confirm the available options before booking. In general, online work can make scheduling easier and shorten travel time. It can also allow shorter check-ins when a full session is not needed and provide flexibility to fit therapy into a busy week.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
12+ years
Listed in
Illinois
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She helps adults with addictions, relationship and family problems, low self-esteem, and coping with life changes. Additional areas include codependency, communication problems, and life purpose.
How does she approach feeling stuck or directionless?
She uses a person-centered approach that centers the client’s goals and strengths. Work is collaborative and focuses on practical steps and clarifying what matters to the client.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 12 years of professional experience as a clinician. That experience has included work with grief, trauma, motivation, and addictions.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is an Illinois Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, practicing in Illinois.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
The biography does not list specific session formats. Please confirm the current session options before booking.
How are fees handled?
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 a short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the crisis numbers.