About Gloria
Gloria Wright is an Illinois licensed clinical professional counselor (LCPC) with 25 years of hands-on clinical experience helping people navigate depression, anxiety, substance use concerns, stress, anger, and self-esteem struggles.
Background and approach
She emphasizes a collaborative, client-centered stance that places the individual's goals and day-to-day quality of life at the center of treatment. Gloria works with each person to design a treatment plan tailored to their needs and circumstances, drawing on practical strategies to manage symptoms and build resilience.
Her practice blends evidence-based techniques such as cognitive behavioral methods, dialectical behavior skills, motivational interviewing, and mindfulness practices to address issues including trauma and abuse, grief, bipolar disorder, family challenges, career transitions, and financial worries. Gloria describes her therapeutic stance as compassionate and nonjudgmental, aiming for sessions that foster optimism and tangible progress.
She seeks to help clients leave sessions feeling more hopeful and equipped to move forward.
Evidence-Based Approaches for Online Care
Gloria uses client-centered therapy as a foundation, which focuses on listening closely to each person's experience and building a collaborative plan that reflects their values and goals. This approach helps create a supportive atmosphere where practical goals and personal strengths guide the work.She also applies cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), which examines the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and offers concrete strategies for easing symptoms like anxiety or depression. Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) skills appear in her work as well, offering tools for emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and improving interpersonal effectiveness for people managing strong emotions.
Deciding which approach to use is part of the early process; the therapist and client work together to identify the best fit based on presenting concerns, goals, and preferences. That collaborative process may combine elements from multiple approaches to meet real-life needs.
Online therapy with Gloria can include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, providing flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care, access therapy from wherever the client is located in Illinois, and choose the format that supports participation and progress.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Anger management
Also works with
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Money and financial issues
- Self esteem
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 25 years
- Licensed
- Illinois
- Languages
- English