About Herbert
Herbert Stricklin is a licensed clinical professional counselor who helps people facing anxiety, stress, and life transitions. He writes short, clear goals with each person and keeps sessions direct and practical. Herbert aims to make the first steps less overwhelming for worried individuals and parents checking options on their phone.
With 35 years of practice, Herbert draws on a mix of proven techniques to address mood concerns, addiction, anger, and trauma.
Background and approach
He adapts conversations and plans to what each person needs, rather than using a one-size-fits-all script. Sessions center on solving immediate problems while also building longer-term coping skills. Herbert works with relationship and intimacy concerns, including issues around jealousy, fatherhood, divorce and separation.
He also focuses on control issues, forgiveness, and sexuality when these topics come up in sessions. People with bipolar mood patterns, depression, or adjustments after big life changes may find the practical, step-by-step approach helpful. His style is straightforward and respectful.
He listens first, then offers tools such as behavior-focused strategies and structured conversations about difficult memories or relationship patterns. The work often combines short homework ideas with talk therapy to reinforce changes between sessions. Herbert practices in Illinois and provides care in English.
He welcomes international clients and uses session formats that include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. To begin, a simple online matching step connects you and lets you schedule a session.
Approaches and how they fit into online care
CBT, or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with action. It is often used for anxiety, stress, and mood symptoms and includes clear exercises you can practice between sessions.The Gottman Method centers on improving communication and understanding in close relationships. It uses structured conversation techniques to reduce conflict and build connection, which can help with intimacy and relationship concerns.
Narrative Therapy helps people rewrite the stories they tell about themselves and their struggles. By separating a person from the problem, this approach can reduce shame and open new possibilities for change.
Choosing an approach is a team effort. Herbert will talk with you about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful, then recommend a way forward. That plan can change as work progresses to match what’s actually helping you.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy fit your life. Video works well for face-to-face conversation, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and messaging allows brief check-ins or ongoing written reflection. These options provide flexibility for people juggling work, family, or travel and can make it simpler to keep momentum between appointments.
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What this therapist works with
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- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Intimacy-related issues
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Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 35 years
- Licensed
- Illinois
- Languages
- English
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