Anna Evans, LCPC, LPC

Licensed in Illinois · 24 years in practice

Anna Evans is a licensed clinician in Illinois who helps people manage depression, anxiety, grief, sleep problems, and substance use.

License and registration

LCPC, Illinois: 180006178 · expires March 2027
LPC, Wisconsin: 7798-125 · expires February 2027
NPI: 1396866059 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 24
Languages: English

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About Anna

Anna Evans is a licensed clinician in Illinois who helps people manage depression, anxiety, grief, sleep problems, and substance use. She draws on many years of experience to offer steady support when life feels overwhelming. Her work often focuses on coping with chronic illness, caregiver stress, and major life changes such as relationship loss.

She favors a practical, person-focused approach. Sessions are built around what a client needs that week.

Background and approach

Anna listens carefully, helps people set clear goals, and offers strategies they can try between sessions. Many clients come for relief from sleep trouble, intense stress, or ongoing worry and leave with clearer routines and skills. Her background spans 24 years of professional work in mental health and she is licensed as a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor and Licensed Professional Counselor.

That experience includes time supporting first responders and other mental health workers. She has completed focused coursework in grief work, insomnia, and cognitive behavioral therapy. In sessions she uses techniques from client-centered work, cognitive behavioral therapy, motivational interviewing, existential perspectives, and trauma-focused care.

Conversations balance practical problem solving with space to make meaning of hard experiences. The aim is realistic change rather than quick fixes. People who choose Anna usually want down-to-earth guidance and tools they can use right away.

She encourages questions, shared decision making, and steady progress toward life goals.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Anna lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Addictions
Trauma and abuse
Grief
Sleeping disorders
Depression
Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Family conflicts
Anger management
Self esteem
Career difficulties
Bipolar disorder
Coping with life changes
Compassion fatigue
Aging and geriatric issues
Caregiver issues and stress
Chronic pain, illness, and disability
Communication problems
Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
Divorce and separation
Drug and alcohol addiction
First responder issues
Guilt and shame
Hearing impaired
Hospice and end-of-life counseling
Immigration issues
Intellectual disability
Isolation / loneliness
Life purpose
Midlife crisis
Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
Mood disorders
Post-traumatic stress
Prejudice and discrimination
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
Sexual assault and abuse
Social anxiety and phobia

Approaches Anna names

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Online support

Practical approaches for online care and coping

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the client's experience and priorities. The therapist follows the person's lead, listens without judgment, and helps clients name what matters most and set achievable goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and teaches clear, step-by-step tools to reduce anxiety, sleep problems, and low mood.

Choosing the best approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and how they respond to different methods. Together they try strategies, adjust the plan, and pick the approaches that feel most useful for the person's situation.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual cues help the work. Phone sessions are useful when less bandwidth or a quicker check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging suit brief check-ins, ongoing encouragement, or people who prefer writing their thoughts. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving, and other responsibilities.

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Questions people ask

What concerns does this therapist address?

Anna works with a wide range of concerns including addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, sleep problems, depression, stress, anxiety, relationship and family issues, anger, self-esteem, career questions, bipolar disorder, and coping with life changes.

How would you describe the therapeutic style?

Her style is person-focused and practical. Sessions mix active listening with concrete strategies so clients can try new skills between meetings.

How much experience does she have?

She has 24 years of professional experience in mental health work and a history of supporting first responders and other clinicians.

What credentials and location apply?

She holds the credentials LCPC and LPC and practices in Illinois with those licensure designations noted.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

Therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.

How is cost handled for sessions?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

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