Debbie Hayes, LCPC

Debbie Hayes is a counselor licensed in Illinois with more than ten years of combined experience working as a caseworker and a counselor. Over that time she has supported people facing a broad range of concerns, including grief, depression, anxiety, anger, relationship difficulties, parenting challenges, career transitions, obsessive-compulsive symptoms, attention-deficit concerns, and episodes of bipolar disorder or schizophrenia.

Her training included multicultural counseling and she continues to pursue additional trainings to stay current with emerging research and proven practices. That ongoing learning informs a warm, interactive style grounded in respect, sensitivity, and compassion, and she emphasizes a nonjudgmental approach to care.

Her clinical work blends several orientations so treatment can be tailored to each person’s needs. She draws from client-centered and strengths-based perspectives, existential and humanistic ideas, cognitive-behavioral methods, and psychodynamic influences to shape conversations and treatment plans. When helpful to a client, she also incorporates Christian-based counseling elements at the client’s request.

Debbie focuses on collaborating with people to identify practical steps toward more fulfilling and balanced lives, meeting them where they are and moving forward one step at a time. She holds the credentials MAC, QMHP, and LCPC (LCPC - Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor).