About Kenneth
Kenneth Stall is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with a long career in mental health practice. He earned his master's degree at the Jane Addams Graduate School of Social Work in Chicago and obtained his LCSW credential in 1990 after completing the first clinical exam offered.
Background and approach
Over more than five decades of practice he has developed a broad skill set informed by post-graduate training in Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy with Dr. Albert Ellis and by an eclectic use of mindfulness and other techniques.
Stall's work spans many presenting problems including stress, anxiety, depression, mood disorders, ADHD, trauma and abuse, grief, and relationship and intimacy-related concerns. He also addresses issues such as parenting challenges, bipolar disorder, obsessive-compulsive patterns, panic disorder, postpartum depression, and compassion fatigue.
In addition to clinical counseling, he has provided career coaching and has a particular interest in the mental performance needs of tennis and golf competitors. In practice he blends structured cognitive and acceptance-based methods with mindfulness exercises to tailor interventions to each person's needs.
His experience includes work with children, teenagers, and adults, and he typically maintains office hours Monday through Friday from noon until 8 PM.
Online Approaches and Practical Benefits
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify their values and take committed action toward what matters, while developing greater psychological flexibility to cope with difficult thoughts and feelings. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and shifting unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors to reduce symptoms of anxiety, depression, and mood concerns. Mindfulness Therapy uses present-focused awareness and simple exercises to build attention and reduce reactivity, which can support stress, impulse control, and emotional regulation.Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process and will be determined collaboratively. The therapist works with each person to explore which methods fit their goals, needs, and preferences, and adapts techniques over time so the work remains practical and relevant.
Online sessions are offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility for scheduling and communication style. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care around work or family obligations, allow for varied interaction formats depending on therapeutic tasks, and support access to services for those who prefer remote meetings.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Anger management
- Self esteem
Also works with
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Compassion fatigue
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Family conflicts
- Fatherhood issues
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Relationship issues
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 53 years
- Licensed
- Illinois
- Languages
- English