Jean Hannigan, LCPC

Jean Hannigan is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) who helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, and challenges to self-esteem. She works with adults, teens, and couples, and supports people navigating parenting strains, relationship pain, and life transitions. Jean aims to make the first sessions clear and practical so clients can see a path forward.

She brings 25 years of experience in a variety of settings, including schools, social services, early intervention with the State of Illinois, and private practice. That background informs a straightforward style that focuses on strength and problem solving. Jean listens in a nonjudgmental way and helps clients turn their values and skills into workable steps.

In sessions she uses client-centered methods alongside emotionally-focused and mindfulness practices. She also draws on narrative and solution-focused techniques to reframe painful stories and set achievable goals. This mix lets her tailor work to what each person needs most.

Jean has training related to grief counseling and recovery from narcissistic abuse, and she often helps people working through loss or difficult relationship patterns. She encourages steady progress and practical changes that fit day-to-day life.

People who choose Jean can expect collaborative planning and direct, compassionate guidance. Her practice recognizes living with health challenges as one area she supports, and she works with clients to manage stress and daily limits while pursuing meaningful goals.

How Jean's Methods Adapt to Online Work

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and reflecting what matters to the client, helping people clarify their values and make decisions that feel right. This approach is useful for stress, relationship strain, and life transitions where finding personal direction helps.

Emotionally-focused therapy helps people name and work through strong feelings in relationships and attachments. It is often used when grief, loss, or difficult relationship patterns are present and people need help feeling and responding differently.

Mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention practices to reduce reactivity and manage anxiety or low mood. It offers short exercises clients can use during the week to steady thinking and handle difficult moments more calmly.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Jean will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their goals, needs, and preferences. That might mean leaning into mindfulness for stress management, using narrative techniques to reframe a painful story, or focusing on emotional patterns in relationships. The plan changes as progress is made.

Confirm the current session formats before booking because the biography does not list specific options. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions around work, medical appointments, caregiving, or limited travel. It can also allow shorter check-ins when time is tight, reduce commuting, and let people continue care when life circumstances change.