Wendy Van Keulen

Wendy Van Keulen is an LCSW with over 15 years of practice in Illinois. She focuses on relationship concerns, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting challenges, and coping with life changes. Wendy aims to treat people with respect, sensitivity, and compassion as they face difficult moments.

Wendy works with each person to shape conversations and plans that fit their situation. She listens for what matters most and helps people break big problems into smaller steps. Those steps can include talking through painful memories, learning new ways to communicate, or finding practical strategies for daily stress.

She has experience supporting people through bereavement and hospice and end-of-life counseling matters, helping them navigate loss and difficult decisions. Wendy also addresses caregiver stress, aging concerns, and blended family dynamics when these affect daily life.

Sessions may explore attachment patterns, guilt and shame, dissociation, or the effects of immigration and family-of-origin issues. She helps people facing fertility struggles, divorce, or isolation to clarify what they need and what might help next.

Wendy provides services in English and Spanish and draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide the work. She asks questions about goals and preferences, then tailors the approach to each person. Taking the first step can feel hard, and she describes it as an honor to support people through that process.

Approaches that guide online sessions

Many people benefit from structured, evidence-based methods that focus on present difficulties and skill building. One common approach emphasizes practical strategies for managing symptoms and improving daily functioning, such as learning coping skills for anxiety, grief, or caregiver stress. Another approach centers on processing difficult experiences and their emotional impact, helping people reflect on past events and how those events affect current relationships and behavior.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't helped before. Together they decide which techniques to try and adjust the plan as progress is made, keeping the work collaborative and goal-focused.

If you plan to try online therapy, confirm the available session options before booking since formats are not listed in the biography. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also let someone attend from a location that minimizes background noise or reduces time away from caregiving and work obligations.