Wendy Van Keulen , LCSW

Wendy Van Keulen is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Illinois with more than 15 years of professional experience. She works with adults and families on relationship concerns, trauma and abuse, grief and loss, parenting challenges, and the many transitions that life brings. Her LCSW credential indicates specialized training in clinical social work and the skills to provide therapeutic support across a range of emotional and interpersonal issues.

She approaches each person with respect, sensitivity, and compassion, and she adapts conversation and treatment plans to match each individual’s specific needs. Her background also includes supporting clients with aging and geriatric matters, attachment and blended family issues, caregiver stress, communication difficulties, dissociation, domestic violence, and end-of-life concerns among other focus areas. Wendy offers services in both English and Spanish, and she frames care around practical, evidence-based techniques tailored to each situation.

Wendy views the choice to seek therapy as a courageous step, and she considers it an honor to support people as they work toward more fulfilling and manageable lives. She aims to collaborate with clients to create a path forward that aligns with their goals and values.

Evidence-Based Techniques and Online Care

Wendy uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical, measurable support. One approach centers on trauma-informed work, which helps people process and reduce the ongoing effects of traumatic experiences through structured, gradual interventions designed to build safety and stability. Another approach emphasizes grief-focused interventions, offering guided ways to navigate loss, honor emotions, and adapt to life after significant change. She also uses skills-based strategies to address relationship and parenting challenges, teaching communication patterns, boundary setting, and coping tools that can be applied in daily life.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the process, and Wendy collaborates with each person to identify methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences. She tailors plans over time, adjusting techniques as progress and circumstances evolve, so clients remain active participants in shaping their care.

Online therapy with Wendy supports flexibility and access by offering video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, maintain continuity during life changes, and choose the communication style that feels most comfortable for each person. Licensed professionals can use these formats to deliver focused, effective work without requiring in-person visits.