About Fritz
Fritz Gelin offers care for people navigating stress, anxiety, addictions, grief, low self-esteem, depression, relationship and family challenges, anger, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and other life transitions.
Background and approach
He welcomes clients who are looking for practical tools and a respectful, person-focused approach to cope with tough moments and build stronger daily routines. Fritz works in Illinois and conducts sessions in English and French, and he accepts international clients.
Fritz holds an LCPC, which stands for Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, and brings three years of professional experience. He blends client-centered values with evidence-based techniques to tailor work to each person’s needs.
His practice often draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to clarify values and increase psychological flexibility, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify and shift unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. He also uses solution-focused strategies to set concrete goals and move toward measurable changes.
Clients can expect an approachable clinician who emphasizes collaboration, practical steps, and respect for individual differences. Fritz’s additional interests include aging and geriatric issues, blended family dynamics, body image, communication problems, substance-related concerns, isolation and loneliness, men’s issues, midlife transitions, multicultural matters, obsessive-compulsive tendencies, process addictions, and cultivating self-love.
Therapeutic approaches and online flexibility
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying personal values and learning skills to stay present with difficult thoughts and feelings while taking meaningful action. It can help with anxiety, depression, and stress by shifting attention toward what matters most and building psychological flexibility. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps people identify and change unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors through structured exercises and practical skills, which is useful for anxiety, depression, OCD symptoms, and many everyday struggles.Choosing the right approach is part of the collaborative work. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what has or has not worked in the past to recommend or combine methods that fit each client. This collaborative process allows adjustments over time so treatment remains relevant to the client's needs.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, offering flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These options make it easier to maintain regular sessions, try brief check-ins between appointments, and fit therapy into busy lives. Licensed professionals can use these formats to deliver structured CBT exercises, ACT-based coaching around values and mindfulness, and solution-focused planning that moves clients toward clear goals, all while adapting methods to the strengths of remote work.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
Also works with
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Isolation / loneliness
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 3 years
- Licensed
- Illinois
- Languages
- English, French