Ramona Hickey

Values-focused, evidence-based counseling

About Ramona

Ramona Hickey is a licensed clinical professional counselor in Illinois with seven years of clinical experience. She guides people through stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and life transitions by combining practical strategies and compassionate support.

Background and approach

Ramona draws on evidence-based methods to address patterns that interfere with day-to-day functioning and personal goals. Her work blends cognitive and experiential techniques to strengthen emotional awareness, reframe unhelpful thinking, and build skills for healthier reactions to relationship and intimacy challenges.

Ramona also supports clients facing addiction, body image concerns, parenting and fatherhood challenges, career stress, compassion fatigue, and a wide range of attachment and family-of-origin issues. She incorporates clients' values into goal setting and encourages steady, collaborative progress rather than quick fixes.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify personal values and take meaningful steps even when uncomfortable thoughts or feelings are present; it is useful for stress, anxiety, depression, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thinking patterns and behaviors, offering concrete tools for mood, worry, and coping challenges. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes an empathetic, nonjudgmental relationship where the therapist supports clients as they explore goals and strengthen self-understanding.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to determine which combination of methods best fits their priorities, goals, and preferences, and will adjust strategies as progress unfolds.

Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to provide flexibility for scheduling and communication style. These formats make it easier to access licensed professionals from different locations within Illinois and allow people to continue therapy around work, caregiving, or other commitments.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does this therapist address?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addictions, relationship and intimacy challenges, self-esteem and body image issues, parenting and fatherhood concerns, and many related areas such as attachment and family-of-origin problems.

What is the therapist's general approach in sessions?

The practice uses a mix of evidence-based approaches including cognitive and experiential strategies, mindfulness, and motivational techniques to build awareness, change unhelpful patterns, and support values-based action.

How much clinical experience does the therapist have?

The clinician has seven years of professional experience working with a range of emotional and relational concerns.

Where is the therapist licensed and practicing?

She is licensed in Illinois as an LCPC with licence number IL LCPC 180017236 and provides services to clients located in that state.

Are sessions available in other languages or to international clients?

Sessions are offered in English, and international clients are not currently accepted.

What formats are offered for sessions?

Appointments can take place via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to accommodate different communication preferences.

How are session fees handled?

Cost varies depending on location and therapist availability, and services use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How does someone begin working with this therapist?

To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

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Experience: 7 years
Licensed: Illinois
Languages: English