Inga Kriltchev , LCPC

Inga Kriltchev is a licensed mental health professional based in Illinois who brings a practical, goal-oriented approach to counseling. With 10 years of clinical experience, she works with individuals and families facing relationship and family conflict, trauma and abuse, self-esteem struggles, and major life transitions. She draws on an eclectic mix of evidence-based therapeutic techniques and frames much of her work in a life-coach style, setting clear goals and selecting the methods that best support each person's progress.

Inga emphasizes collaboration and respect for each client as the expert of their own story, helping people identify and build on their strengths to address communication problems, forgiveness, isolation and loneliness, and questions about life purpose and self-love. She also offers focused support for women's issues and workplace challenges, tailoring interventions to meet the unique needs of individuals and families.

As an LCPC - Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor - Inga combines practical skill building with empathic support to help clients move toward meaningful change. She recognizes that beginning therapy takes courage and honors that first step, working alongside clients to create clear, attainable goals and a path forward.

Evidence-based approaches and online care

Inga uses trauma-informed methods to help people process and move forward from experiences of abuse and other deep emotional wounds. This approach emphasizes safety, pacing, and attention to how trauma affects thoughts, emotions, and relationships, and it is commonly used to address PTSD symptoms, trauma-related distress, and long-standing emotional impacts.

She also employs family-focused and systems-oriented work to help couples and families improve communication, resolve conflicts, and strengthen relationships. This perspective looks at patterns between people and supports practical changes in interaction and boundaries to reduce tension and increase connection.

Inga blends these methods with goal-oriented, skills-based coaching that focuses on building concrete coping strategies, improving self-esteem, and navigating life changes. She works collaboratively with clients to identify priorities and choose the techniques that best match their needs and preferences.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Inga partners with clients to assess what fits best based on their goals, concerns, and comfort level. Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, making it easier to schedule sessions around work, family, and other responsibilities and to maintain continuity of care when life is busy or circumstances change.