Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Illinois
- Years in practice
- 15
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Tressey
Tressey Adams is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who helps people untangle strong emotions and regain control. She focuses on practical steps to reduce anger, stress, anxiety, and depression. Her style is straightforward and supportive, aimed at building confidence in everyday choices.
She centers sessions on what a person already does well. Tressey listens first, then helps translate strengths into simple, repeatable actions. That can mean short behavior experiments, clearer communication plans, or reshaping unhelpful thoughts that fuel anger and worry.
Background and approach
Over 15 years she has worked across the Illinois metropolitan area in outpatient and community settings. That experience includes supporting people through trauma, grief, addictions, relationship and family challenges, and parenting strains. She draws on what has worked before rather than starting from scratch.
Tressey uses Client-Centered Therapy to keep the person’s goals front and center. She pairs that with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify and shift harmful thinking patterns. Solution-Focused Therapy helps set small, achievable steps so progress is visible quickly.
Her sessions are collaborative and goal-directed. Clients can expect clear homework, communication tools, and a focus on real-world changes. Tressey frames therapy as coaching toward sustainable, everyday improvements.
What Tressey works with
Everything Tressey lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Tressey's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Addictions
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Communication problems
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Women's issues
Approaches Tressey lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How Tressey uses practical approaches online
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the person’s goals and values, letting the therapist follow the client’s lead while helping clarify what matters most. This approach is useful when someone needs a supportive listener who respects their priorities and pace.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps pinpoint thoughts and behaviors that keep problems like anger and anxiety alive. Sessions usually include simple exercises and short practice tasks to try between meetings, which helps produce noticeable change over weeks.
Solution-Focused Therapy concentrates on small, doable steps and quick wins. It’s helpful when someone wants fast, practical changes and a clear plan for moving forward.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and past efforts, then tailor methods that fit the person’s needs. Plans are adjusted as progress is made so the work stays relevant and realistic.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is good for face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone calls work when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging let people check in between sessions, send brief updates, or handle quick coaching without scheduling a full call. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives and keep momentum between meetings.
Questions people ask about Tressey
What kinds of concerns does she address?
Tressey works with stress, anxiety, anger, depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, grief, intimacy issues, eating concerns, parenting strain, self-esteem, and coping with life changes.
What is her therapeutic style?
She uses a client-centered approach that emphasizes the person’s own goals, combined with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Solution-Focused Therapy to create concrete actions and change thoughts that keep problems going.
How much experience does she have?
She has 15 years of clinical experience working in the Illinois metropolitan area in outpatient and community settings.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, licensed in Illinois and practices with an Illinois-based focus.
Which languages are used in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English only and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on the therapist’s availability.