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Izabela Weber

Practical, goal-focused counseling for everyday challenges

LPC, LCPC Illinois

Experience
14 years in practice
Focus areas
Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Trauma and abuse
Approaches
Gottman Method, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Languages
English, Polish
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About Izabela

Izabela Weber is a licensed counselor who focuses on clear, achievable goals. She helps people who feel stuck, overwhelmed, or unsure how to move forward.

Background and approach

Sessions are straightforward and practical, aimed at measurable steps rather than vague promises. She begins by asking what the client hopes to change and then sets specific targets together.

Progress is checked regularly, and if something is not working, different approaches are tried. This keeps therapy focused and responsive to real needs.

Her work draws on several methods that match different problems and personalities. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and attachment-informed ideas are often used to address anxiety, depression, and relationship stress.

Gottman Method tools are available when relationship patterns and communication need clearer structure. With 14 years of experience and credentials as an LPC and an LCPC, she practices in Illinois and speaks English and Polish.

Her background includes helping with trauma, grief, addiction, parenting strain, and navigating big life changes. Sessions can include skills practice, communication coaching, and steps for managing difficult thoughts and urges.

Clients can expect straightforward feedback and a steady focus on the next small change. The aim is to help people build routines and habits that ease daily life and strengthen relationships.

If someone prefers a collaborative, practical approach that adapts when needed, Izabela offers that steady, goal-oriented style of counseling.

Approach choices and what online therapy looks like

Izabela uses therapeutic tools that people can follow clearly. The Gottman Method offers structured ways to improve communication and reduce repeated conflict patterns, which can help people who want more practical interaction skills. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on identifying values and taking committed steps toward them while learning to accept difficult thoughts and feelings. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early connections shape adult reactions and helps people build more supported, dependable ways of relating.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. She collaborates with each person to pick methods that match a client's goals, personality, and current situation. Together they try approaches, track progress, and change course if needed so therapy stays useful.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy fit into busy lives. Video is useful for in-depth work and communication coaching, phone calls can be helpful when bandwidth is limited, and messaging options allow shorter check-ins or ongoing support between sessions. These formats make it easier to keep therapy consistent and to practice new skills in day-to-day situations.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns can be addressed?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, addiction concerns, grief, intimacy issues, eating struggles, parenting stress, anger, career changes, bipolar management, ADHD, and related focus areas.
What is her general therapy style?
Sessions are practical and goal-focused. Therapy emphasizes measurable steps, skills practice, and adjusting methods when progress stalls.
How much experience does she have?
She has 14 years of experience working with a wide range of concerns and regularly reviews progress to keep work effective.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds LPC and LCPC credentials and practices in Illinois.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and Polish.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesTrauma and abuseSelf esteemDepression

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDivorce and separationDomestic violenceFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingImmigration issuesInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisMood disordersPanic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPhobiasPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressSelf-loveSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationWomen's issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Gottman MethodMindfulness TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

14+ years

Licensed in

Arizona, Illinois

Languages

English, Polish