Tressey Adams , LCSW

Tressey Adams is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) who partners with individuals, families, and couples to help them move toward meaningful, sustainable change. With a master’s degree from the University of Illinois at Chicago and more than 15 years of experience in the greater metropolitan area, she blends cognitive, client-centered, solution-focused, and nutrition-informed approaches to build on each person’s existing strengths and skills.

Adams emphasizes practical, action-oriented work that encourages clients to take an active role in their growth. She supports clients in identifying small, manageable steps and in developing the confidence to make supportive daily choices for their well-being. Her practice is tailored to the unique needs of each person or family, with interventions chosen to match goals ranging from stress and anxiety management to relationship, trauma, and addiction concerns.

Known for a collaborative coaching style, Adams works in a supportive partnership to guide self-directed action and reinforce resilience. She aims to equip clients with tools they already possess while offering structure and skill-building to help them navigate life changes, parenting challenges, grief, and other difficult transitions.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Client-centered therapy focuses on creating a respectful, nonjudgmental space where a therapist follows the client’s lead, helps clarify values and goals, and supports personal growth. This approach is useful for people working through relationship challenges, self-esteem concerns, or life transitions because it centers on the client’s own resources and choices.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) teaches practical skills to identify and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. CBT is often applied to stress, anxiety, depression, and coping with difficult habits by offering tools to shift responses and build more effective routines.

Solution-Focused Therapy concentrates on achievable, short-term goals and on amplifying what already works. It can be especially helpful for clients who want concrete strategies and quick, forward-moving steps when addressing issues like parenting, communication problems, or coping with change.

Determining the best approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to match methods to their needs, goals, and preferences, adapting techniques as progress unfolds.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, making it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules and to maintain continuity during life transitions. For many people, these options increase accessibility and support consistent progress with licensed professionals and therapists.