Jean Hannigan

Jean Hannigan is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) in Illinois with 25 years in the mental health field. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and struggles with self-esteem. Jean also supports those dealing with parenting challenges, adoption and foster care concerns, and issues tied to aging or serious illness.

Her approach is collaborative and down-to-earth. Early sessions focus on understanding what matters most and building a practical plan. She draws on client-centered work and emotionally-focused methods to help people name feelings and improve close relationships.

Jean blends narrative and mindfulness techniques to change unhelpful patterns and strengthen coping skills. She also uses solution-focused strategies when clients want shorter-term, goal-oriented work. This mix is meant to help people notice small changes that make daily life easier.

Her background includes work in schools, social services, Early Intervention for the State of Illinois, and private practice. She has experience addressing grief and hospice and end-of-life counseling situations alongside relationship and trauma-related concerns.

Jean holds a master’s degree in clinical psychology from the Illinois School of Professional Psychology and the LCPC credential. She has additional certificates related to grief counseling and narcissistic abuse recovery. Sessions are conducted in English and she accepts international clients.

How Jean’s Approaches Translate to Online Work

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and following the client's lead. In practice this means time spent understanding what matters most to the person and reflecting that back so they feel understood. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps people identify and share core emotions in relationships, which can ease conflict and deepen bonds. Mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and improve calm in daily life.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Jean will discuss goals, preferences, and what feels most useful, and then adjust methods together. That collaborative process helps tailor sessions so they match your needs and priorities rather than sticking to a single method.

The therapist's biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current online options before booking. In general, online sessions can make it easier to fit counseling into a busy day, allow for shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. They also let people continue care when facing health challenges, hospice and end-of-life situations, or geographic distance from providers. Ask about available formats when you schedule so sessions match your routine and comfort.