Ramona Hickey

Ramona Hickey is an Illinois licensed clinical professional counselor (LCPC) with seven years of experience. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, anger, grief, and depression while also addressing issues like self-esteem, addictions, and relationship struggles.

Her style is warm and straightforward. She combines talking, practical exercises, and reflection so people can try new ways of responding to hard situations. Spiritual beliefs are welcome in sessions when clients want to include them, and she works respectfully with people who bring faith into their healing.

In sessions Ramona helps clients spot thought patterns that get in the way. She offers tools to regulate strong emotions and to practice mindful choices that match personal values. Work is paced to each person, with small steps and clear goals.

Ramona uses a mix of proven methods to fit each person's needs. She draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy, client-centered listening, and mindfulness practices. These approaches are used to address everyday struggles like sleep problems, parenting stress, career transitions, and difficulties with intimacy.

Clients who come for help can expect collaborative goal-setting and practical skills to try between sessions. The aim is steady progress over time - building clarity, confidence, and healthier ways of handling life’s challenges.

How her approaches translate to online work

Ramona uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy as cornerstones of her practice. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people clarify what matters to them and take actions that match those values, which is useful for persistent worry or life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce anxiety, depression, and problematic habits.

She also brings client-centered listening and mindfulness practices into sessions to help people build emotional awareness and calm. These methods teach simple exercises and breathing or attention techniques that can be practiced between meetings to reduce reactivity and improve focus.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences, and will adjust the plan as progress is made.

If you are considering online sessions, confirm the available session formats before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into busy days, reduce travel time, and allow short check-ins when a full session is not needed. It also supports continuing care during life transitions and helps people practice skills in their everyday environments.