Todd Nelson , LCPC

Todd Nelson is an Illinois-based Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) with three decades of experience working across outpatient, inpatient, and corrections settings. He grew up and continues to live in Central Illinois, and his path to counseling followed a period of hands-on trade work as a millwright and carpenter and a decade of service in the Air Force, including deployment during Desert Storm. While completing a master s degree in counseling, he began as an on-call therapist at an outpatient mental health clinic and later served as a full-time therapist there and at an inpatient youth facility. In 2009 he accepted a full-time position as a mental health professional with the Illinois Department of Corrections, adding depth to his experience with diverse clinical populations.

Nelson describes his style as client-centered and solution-focused, emphasizing practical guidance over technical jargon. He prefers a relaxed, straightforward approach that supports people as they navigate stress, anxiety, grief, relationship and family issues, trauma and abuse, mood disorders, sleep problems, parenting challenges, anger, and other life changes. His work also addresses concerns such as domestic violence, first responder and veteran issues, forgiveness, guilt and shame, infidelity, and workplace difficulties. As an LCPC - a licensed counselor trained to provide assessment and psychotherapy - he brings a veteran s perspective and a long record of clinical work to his practice.

Outside of counseling, Nelson pursues motorcycling and woodworking, interests that reflect a hands-on, practical temperament that often shapes his therapeutic style.