About Teresa
Teresa Robertson offers care for people navigating stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, grief, depression, and life transitions.
Background and approach
She brings 19 years of clinical experience and tailors her work to address challenges such as trauma and abuse, parenting and family concerns, mood disorders including bipolar and seasonal affective disorder, ADHD, and issues related to identity and LGBT concerns.
Teresa is licensed in Florida as an LMHC and in Illinois as an LCPC, and she integrates a range of methods to meet each person’s needs.
Her background includes a master’s degree in professional counseling from the Illinois School of Professional Psychology and many years in community mental health and social service settings before moving into independent practice in 2014.
Teresa has pursued additional graduate-level coursework in human sexuality, grief and loss, and trauma counseling, along with training in EMDR, Clinical Trauma Professional techniques, Psychological First Aid, and FEMA community preparedness. She combines client-centered listening with evidence-informed tools to help clients develop insight, self-acceptance, and practical coping skills.
Theresa emphasizes collaboration and adapts interventions to fit an individual’s preferences and cultural context, drawing from approaches such as CBT, DBT, mindfulness, and trauma-focused work to support recovery and growth.
Evidence-Informed Approaches for Online Care
Teresa commonly draws from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR). CBT focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thought and behavior patterns to reduce symptoms of anxiety, depression, and panic, and it teaches practical skills for coping with stress and mood challenges. EMDR is a trauma-focused method that uses structured processing to help reduce the intensity of distressing memories and can be applied when past traumatic experiences are impacting current functioning.
Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic journey, and she works collaboratively with clients to determine what fits best. Through an initial conversation she assesses goals, preferences, and the nature of presenting concerns so that interventions are matched and adjusted over time to suit the client's needs.
Online therapy via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging makes these approaches more accessible for people with busy schedules or mobility constraints. These formats allow for ongoing skill practice, timely check-ins, and flexible scheduling, supporting continuity of care while using the therapeutic methods that are most helpful for each person.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
Also works with
- ADHD
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 19 years
- Licensed
- Florida, Illinois
- Languages
- English