Lenore Gray , LPC

Lenore Gray is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who combines formal clinical training with many years of hands-on experience to support people facing mood disorders, grief, trauma, relationship difficulties, and life transitions. She holds a Master of Divinity in Clinical Pastoral Counseling from Ashland Theological Seminary and completed undergraduate studies at Indiana University. Over a 16-year career she has worked with individuals, couples, and families using a range of approaches, including cognitive behavioral therapy, directed imagery, and grief counseling, to address anxiety, depression, communication challenges, and the effects of abuse or neglect.

Her professional practice is shaped by both clinical training and personal faith; she aims to offer an open, nonjudgmental environment where clients can find encouragement, practical coping tools, and support for restoring healthier connections with God and others. Lenore brings attention to issues such as addictions, intimacy concerns, career stress, and compassion fatigue, and she draws on experience helping people navigate grief, midlife changes, and family-of-origin patterns.

A native of downstate Illinois, Lenore is a single mother and grandmother with two married adult children and two granddaughters. Outside of work she enjoys walking in nature, gardening, making art, sewing, and savoring raspberry ice cream with dark chocolate chips.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Lenore integrates several evidence-informed approaches into online sessions to meet a range of concerns. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and developing practical skills to reduce anxiety, depression, and mood-related symptoms. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps clients clarify personal values and build psychological flexibility by learning to accept difficult internal experiences while taking meaningful action. Attachment-Based Therapy explores how early relationship patterns shape current connections and can be especially helpful for relationship challenges, intimacy issues, and trust concerns.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process and is determined collaboratively. Lenore works with clients to consider their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting methods over time to find the best fit and to build skills that transfer into everyday life.

Online therapy through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging offers flexibility for busy schedules, reduces travel time, and makes it easier to maintain continuity of care during life changes. These options allow licensed professionals to provide structured, goal-focused work and ongoing support in ways that adapt to each client's routine and comfort level.