Jewel Kristine (Kristy) Hemmele, LCPC

Licensed in Illinois · 28 years in practice

Jewel Kristine (Kristy) Hemmele is a licensed counselor in Illinois with 28 years of experience.

License and registration

LCPC, Illinois: 180.005420 · expires March 2027
NPI: 1275704090 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 28
Languages: English

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About Jewel

Jewel Kristine (Kristy) Hemmele is a licensed counselor in Illinois with 28 years of experience. She blends practical therapy methods with a respect for personal faith to help people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship struggles. Sessions are straightforward and focused on real-life concerns.

Kristy uses tools from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and take small, value-driven steps. She also draws on Client-Centered and Emotionally-Focused work to listen, reflect feelings, and rebuild connection where it matters most.

Background and approach

Mindfulness practices are offered when they fit a person’s needs. Her practice commonly addresses grief, self-esteem, intimacy-related issues, and trauma and abuse. Kristy also helps people with parenting challenges, communication problems, and coping with big life changes like divorce or loss.

First responder issues, adoption and foster care concerns, and recovery from disasters are included in her focus areas. Sessions aim to reduce isolation, ease social anxiety, and repair damaged trust in relationships. People also come to work through guilt, shame, and questions about life purpose.

Kristy takes a steady, compassionate approach while offering concrete strategies to manage emotions and behavior. Work is tailored to each person’s story and spiritual perspective. Kristy encourages short-term goals alongside longer-term growth.

The tone in sessions is warm, practical, and goal oriented.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Jewel lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Grief
Self esteem
Depression
Family conflicts
Trauma and abuse
Intimacy-related issues
Parenting issues
Anger management
Coping with life changes
Coaching
Adoption and foster care
Commitment issues
Communication problems
Control issues
Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
Divorce and separation
First responder issues
Forgiveness
Guilt and shame
Isolation / loneliness
Life purpose
Post-traumatic stress
Self-love
Social anxiety and phobia

Approaches Jewel names

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Online support

Therapeutic approaches adapted for online sessions

Kristy draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in her online work. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy focuses on clarifying personal values and taking small actions that move someone toward those values while learning to live with difficult thoughts and feelings. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behavior and teaches practical exercises to change unhelpful patterns.

Finding the right approach is part of therapy. Kristy will work together with each person to decide which methods match their goals, needs, and faith perspective. That collaborative process can begin in the first few sessions and shift as goals change.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text messaging suit short check-ins, coaching-style conversations, or people who express themselves better in writing. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and to continue work between sessions.

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Questions people ask

What kinds of concerns can be addressed here?

Kristy helps with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, self-esteem, relationship and intimacy issues, trauma and abuse, parenting struggles, and many life changes.

What is the therapy style like?

The approach is collaborative and down-to-earth, using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Client-Centered work, Emotionally-Focused ideas, and mindfulness to build coping skills and insight.

How long has this therapist been practicing?

Kristy brings 28 years of clinical experience working with people facing emotional and relational challenges.

Where does the therapist practice and what are credentials?

The clinician is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor in Illinois, listed as LCPC.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

Options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different schedules and needs.

How is cost handled?

Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

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