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Kenneth Stall, LCSW

Seasoned LCSW focused on practical skills

53 years in practice · based in Illinois · sessions in English · online sessions

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About Kenneth

Kenneth Stall is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with more than five decades of experience in mental health. He earned his master’s degree from the Jane Addams Graduate School of Social Work in Chicago and holds an IL LCSW license. He has a long career helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and impulsivity.

He also supports those facing relationship strain, parenting challenges, grief, trauma, and mood concerns. Kenneth takes a practical, no-nonsense approach in sessions.

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Background and approach

He uses clear tools from cognitive-behavioral frameworks and acceptance-based methods, along with mindfulness exercises. Sessions focus on skills people can use between meetings. He aims to break problems into manageable steps and to set realistic goals.

His experience includes work with people across many life stages and presentations, including attention differences and compulsive behaviors. He has spent years addressing mood disorders, panic, obsessive-compulsive patterns, and the aftereffects of trauma. He also works with people dealing with relationship and intimacy issues, divorce and blended-family adjustments, and fatherhood concerns.

Kenneth also brings a background in rational emotive behavioral ideas from early post-graduate study, and he blends different techniques to match each person’s needs. He has a particular interest in the mental side of sport performance, offering practical coaching for tennis and golf competitors. Appointments are offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.

Sessions use a subscription plan that can be canceled at any time, and scheduling follows the platform’s matching and booking process.

Evidence-based methods for online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on clarifying personal values and taking small steps toward them while handling difficult thoughts and feelings. It can help with anxiety, avoidance, and motivation struggles. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, CBT, works by identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and testing new behaviors to reduce symptoms like panic, worry, and low mood. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and improve focus and emotional regulation.

Kenneth treats finding the right approach as a collaborative process. He will talk with the person about current goals, daily challenges, and what has or hasn’t helped before. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan over time based on what works in real life.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video is useful for fuller conversations and skill practice. Phone calls can be easier when bandwidth or camera use is limited. Live chat or text messaging can fit quick check-ins, short coaching moments, or days when writing feels more comfortable. These options help people fit sessions into work, family time, or travel without losing continuity of care.
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Questions people ask

What concerns does Kenneth commonly help with?
He works with stress, anxiety, depression, ADHD, anger, relationship strain, trauma and abuse, grief, and a range of mood and impulse issues.
What is his therapeutic style like?
He uses straightforward methods drawn from cognitive-behavioral and acceptance-based approaches, plus mindfulness exercises to teach skills people can use between sessions.
How long has he been practicing?
He has 53 years of experience in social work and clinical counseling, with a long history of work across age ranges and presenting problems.
Where is he based and what are his credentials?
He is based in Illinois and holds an LCSW license in Illinois.
Which languages are offered for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with him?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available online?
He offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.
How does cost and scheduling work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to availability.

What this therapist works with

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Experience
53 years
Licensed
Illinois
Languages
English

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