- CBT
- Client-centered
- Solution-focused
About Tressey
Tressey Adams is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 15 years of clinical experience based in Illinois. She works with adults on concerns such as stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, grief, and anger. She also helps people facing relationship and family problems, parenting challenges, intimacy issues, and struggles with self-esteem and life changes.
Her approach uses methods from Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and Solution-Focused Therapy. Sessions focus on identifying practical steps clients can take between meetings. Tressey emphasizes building on skills clients already have rather than starting from scratch.
Tressey aims to partner with clients in a practical way. She offers guidance and helps clients create clear, self-guided action steps. Conversations are intended to be straightforward and goal-oriented, with attention to communication problems, forgiveness, and finding life purpose.
Her background includes a Master’s degree from the University of Illinois at Chicago and licensure as an Illinois LCSW. Over her career she has worked across the greater metropolitan area with a range of adult concerns and life stages. She frames work around strengthening confidence to make helpful daily choices.
People who prefer focused, skills-based sessions that move toward concrete goals may find her style helpful. She works to coach clients toward more productive routines and habits that support longer term change.
How her approaches translate to online work
Tressey uses Client-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy as core parts of her work. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting so clients can notice strengths and make choices. CBT looks at thought patterns and behaviors and breaks them into steps that can change how a person reacts to stress and anger.She also uses Solution-Focused Therapy to identify small, concrete changes that move a person toward their goals. That approach tends to be short-term and action oriented, which can be useful for people who want clear next steps for managing anger or relationship stress.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the collaborative process. She will work with each client to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences, and adjust those methods as progress is made.
Confirm the current session options before booking so you know how she is offering sessions. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, allow for shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. These practical benefits help clients try new skills in day-to-day life and keep momentum between sessions.
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Experience
15+ years
Listed in
Illinois
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of anger issues does she address?
She works with anger related to relationships, workplace frustration, built-up resentment, and living with someone else’s anger.
What is her general therapeutic style?
Her style is practical and skills-based. She helps people identify actions to try between sessions.
How much experience does she have?
She has 15 years of experience working with adults on a range of concerns including trauma, addiction, and stress.
What are her credentials and location?
She is an Illinois LCSW and practices in Illinois.
Which languages does she use in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with international clients?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin sessions with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.