Corliss Ivy

Compassionate, experienced counselor focused on growth

LCPC Illinois

Experience: 18 years in practice
Focus areas: Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Trauma and abuse
Approaches: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
Languages: English

About Corliss

Corliss Ivy is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) with 18 years of clinical experience based in Illinois. She draws on training in counseling and human services plus advanced psychodynamic study to help people explore what stands between them and the life they want.

Background and approach

Her practice emphasizes identifying barriers to wellbeing while honoring each person’s strengths and motives toward self-care. Her approach blends evidence-based methods including cognitive behavioral therapy with client-centered and mindfulness-informed practices, adapted to each individual's needs.

Corliss prioritizes building a respectful, collaborative therapeutic relationship in which clients feel supported and understood as they address stress, anxiety, relationship challenges, trauma and abuse, grief, and other concerns. She also addresses issues such as divorce and separation, domestic violence, guilt and shame, life purpose, midlife crisis, and post-traumatic stress.

Corliss invites prospective clients to reach out with questions and to consider whether her style of partnership-focused care fits their goals. She offers sessions in formats that accommodate different schedules and preferences, and she works with people who are seeking practical tools alongside deeper exploration.

Therapeutic approaches and how they work online

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps people identify unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and develop practical strategies to change them. It is often used to reduce symptoms of anxiety and depression and to build coping skills for everyday stressors.

Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a respectful, nonjudgmental relationship in which the therapist listens carefully and supports the client’s own goals. This approach is useful when someone wants a collaborative space to explore values, life purpose, self-esteem, or responses to relationship and identity concerns.

Finding the best therapeutic approach is part of the work itself, and Corliss treats that as a collaborative process. She will discuss goals, preferences, and life circumstances to tailor techniques that fit each person, combining methods when that seems most helpful.

Online therapy formats such as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging make it easier to match sessions to busy schedules and different comfort levels. These options provide flexibility for people juggling work, family, or travel, while allowing therapists and clients to maintain continuity of care and access tools and exercises between meetings.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does she address?

She works with a broad range of issues including stress, anxiety, relationship problems, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, compassion fatigue, and intimacy-related concerns, along with related areas such as divorce, domestic violence, and post-traumatic stress.

What is her therapeutic style like?

The work combines client-centered listening with cognitive behavioral ideas and mindfulness practices, along with psychodynamic insights when helpful; sessions focus on collaboration and building a strong therapeutic connection.

How much experience does she bring?

She has 18 years of experience providing counseling and has completed advanced psychodynamic training in clinical practice.

What are her credentials and where is she based?

She holds the LCPC credential and practices from Illinois, listed under IL LCPC 180.009200.

Can nonlocal clients work with her?

She accepts international clients and conducts sessions in English to accommodate people outside her state.

Which session formats are available?

Sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.

How are fees and subscriptions handled?

Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

What should someone do to begin working with her?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesTrauma and abuse Grief Coping with life changes

Also works with

Intimacy-related issuesAnger managementSelf esteem Depression Compassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

Divorce and separationDomestic violenceGuilt and shameLife purposeMidlife crisisPost-traumatic stressSelf-loveSexual assault and abuse

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Mindfulness TherapyPsychodynamic Therapy

Experience

18+ years

Licensed

Illinois

Languages

English