- Life purpose questions
- Stress and anxiety
- Relationship patterns
About Wende
Dr. Wende Pannell is an Illinois LCPC with 22 years of clinical experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship problems, trauma and abuse, and questions about life purpose. She also helps people dealing with grief, career change, compassion fatigue, and ADHD.
She focuses on practical conversations about what feels stuck and what matters next. Sessions look at communication problems, control issues, and patterns that keep people feeling overwhelmed. She pays attention to how past attachment experiences shape current relationships and reactions.
Her approach draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy ideas to help people clarify values and take small steps toward those values. Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills are used when people need tools for emotion regulation and distress tolerance.
In sessions she talks through concrete coping skills for panic attacks, mood swings, and chronic stress. She helps people practice new responses to impulsivity, isolation, and financial or caregiver strain. When life changes such as divorce, midlife transitions, or chronic illness arise, she focuses on realistic next steps rather than broad promises.
Her work includes attention to LGBT issues, abandonment wounds, guilt and shame, and forgiveness. Prospective clients should confirm current session options before booking and follow the site process to complete a short questionnaire and schedule a first session.
How therapeutic approaches are used in online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people pinpoint what matters and take small, committed actions even when emotions are difficult. It is often used for stress, life transitions, and questions about purpose. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce anxiety and depression symptoms. It is practical and goal oriented. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns show up now and helps people try different ways of connecting and communicating.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to identify which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. That process can include trying a skill-based strategy for a few weeks and adjusting based on what helps most.
The site’s booking flow asks clients to complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session. Confirm the therapist’s current session options before booking, as formats are listed on the profile. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a workday, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time from appointments. These practical benefits help many people continue consistent work on stress, panic, mood, and life purpose questions without promising a specific result.
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Experience
22+ years
Listed in
Illinois
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address related to feeling stuck?
She works with adults on stress, depression, anxiety, life purpose, midlife transitions, career questions, grief, and relationship difficulties.
How does she approach someone who feels directionless?
She uses cognitive behavioral tools and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy ideas to clarify values and test small steps toward those values.
What experience does she bring to these issues?
She has 22 years of clinical experience working with a range of emotional and life transition concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is an Illinois LCPC and practices in Illinois.
Can people who speak other languages work with her?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with international clients?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How does cost and payments work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are needed to begin working together?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the crisis numbers.