Pneurissa Stamps

Pneurissa Stamps is a licensed clinical professional counselor (LCPC) practicing in Illinois. She centers her work on helping people manage stress, anxiety, anger, depression, and trauma. Her style is warm and direct, and she aims to create a space where people feel heard and respected.

Pneurissa uses familiar, evidence-informed approaches to help clients build coping skills and clearer self-understanding. She blends practical tools with reflective conversation to address mood struggles and relationship patterns. Sessions focus on small, manageable steps toward feeling steadier day to day.

She pays particular attention to how early relationships and family history shape current emotions and behaviors. That includes looking at attachment, abandonment concerns, codependency, and family of origin issues. Work may also involve addressing dissociation, domestic violence impacts, and recovery after traumatic events.

Pneurissa draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to shift thinking and behavior, and on mindfulness to calm distressing moments. Solution-focused elements are used to set short-term goals, while psychodynamic perspectives help uncover recurring patterns. The overall aim is clearer choices and more effective ways of relating to self and others.

Clients report practical supports for handling panic attacks, mood disorders, guilt and shame, and struggles with purpose or self-esteem. She also assists people dealing with communication problems, forgiveness work, and self-harm recovery planning. The approach is collaborative and paced to each person's needs.

How therapy approaches translate to online work

Pneurissa commonly draws on cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness in her work. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and trying different behaviors to reduce distress, which can help with anxiety, panic, mood disorders, and anger. Mindfulness therapy teaches attention and grounding practices to reduce reactivity and manage strong emotions in the moment.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapy process. The therapist collaborates with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. Clients may try different techniques and adapt what feels most useful over time.

Confirm the therapist's current session options before booking so you know what online formats are available. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, save travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. Many people find they can practice skills between sessions and bring those experiences back to therapy for discussion.