Herbert Stricklin, LCPC
Licensed in Illinois · 35 years in practice
Herbert Stricklin is a licensed counselor who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship or intimacy concerns.
License and registration
- LCPC, Illinois
- 180-003022 · expires March 2027
- NPI
- 1770643850 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 35
- Languages
- English
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About Herbert
Herbert Stricklin is a licensed counselor who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship or intimacy concerns. He works with individuals needing support through life changes, mood challenges, or struggles with addiction and anger. Herbert approaches conversations calmly and respectfully to make it easier to talk about difficult topics.
He uses straightforward methods to break problems into manageable steps. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps identify unhelpful thinking and build different habits.
Background and approach
The Gottman Method offers practical tools for improving communication around relationship and intimacy issues. Narrative Therapy looks at the stories people tell about themselves and opens room for new possibilities. Herbert brings 35 years of experience to sessions in Illinois and with people internationally.
He adapts the pace and focus based on each person’s goals and what feels most useful in the moment. Sessions may include skill practice, gentle challenges to long-held patterns, and guided conversations about values and change. He pays attention to issues like control, jealousy, fatherhood concerns, midlife transitions, and forgiveness alongside core mood and anxiety symptoms.
Herbert wants to help people find clearer direction and steadier routines when emotions feel overwhelming. The work begins with listening and a simple plan. From there Herbert helps people try tools, check progress, and adjust the approach as needed.
He emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and practical steps toward everyday improvements.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Herbert lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Intimacy-related issues
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Jealousy
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Sexuality
Approaches Herbert names
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Online support
How these approaches work online
Herbert commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and the Gottman Method to guide online work. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing small behavior changes to reduce anxiety and depression symptoms. The Gottman Method provides concrete communication and conflict tools that help people address relationship and intimacy problems more directly.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Herbert listens to what matters most to each person, discusses options, and adjusts methods based on goals and what feels effective. Clients and therapist check progress together and change the plan if needed.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation and exercises. Phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth or camera use is limited. Live chat and messaging are useful for brief check-ins, homework support, or when a shorter touchpoint fits a busy day. These options offer flexibility for people balancing work, family, and travel while continuing steady therapeutic work.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does Herbert often address?
He helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, addictions, trauma, anger, and bipolar and mood disorders.
What is his therapeutic style like?
His style is direct but compassionate, focusing on practical steps and clear conversation to reduce symptoms and improve daily functioning.
How long has he been practicing?
He has 35 years of professional experience working with adults on a range of emotional and relationship concerns.
Where is he licensed and based?
He is licensed as an LCPC in Illinois and works with people in that state as well as international clients.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be conducted by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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