Noel Nightingale Follis, LCPC
Licensed in Illinois · 5 years in practice
Noel Nightingale Follis is a licensed clinical professional counselor in Illinois.
License and registration
- LCPC, Illinois
- 180.016803 · expires March 2027
- NPI
- 1578063954 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 5
- Languages
- English
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About Noel
Noel Nightingale Follis is a licensed clinical professional counselor in Illinois. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, grief, trauma, and issues with intimacy. Noel also supports people dealing with addiction, ADHD, career stress, and changes like caregiving or chronic illness.
She draws on five years of clinical experience to build a calm, nonjudgmental space. Sessions focus on clear goals and small steps that feel achievable. Noel invites honest conversation about thoughts and feelings and listens for what matters most to each person.
Background and approach
Her approach blends practical skills with values and mindful awareness. She uses techniques from cognitive behavioral work to identify unhelpful patterns. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people connect actions to what they care about.
Noel also uses client-centered methods to keep the pace guided by the person in front of her. For those wanting to improve relationships, she incorporates parts of the Gottman Method. Mindfulness practices are offered when stress or rumination are present.
Her experience includes supporting people through life transitions, parenting concerns, grief, and medical or caregiving stress. Noel is based in Illinois and holds an IL LCPC credential. She works with individuals and couples by phone, video, chat, or text messaging.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Noel lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trichotillomania
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Noel names
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Gottman Method
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How therapeutic methods translate to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that match their values. Online sessions can use ACT exercises to clarify what matters and set small, doable steps toward those goals.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting thinking patterns that feed anxiety or depression and trying new behaviors. In a virtual session, CBT tools like thought records and behavior experiments can be practiced and reviewed together.
Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening and following the client's pace. When working online, this approach keeps conversations grounded in what the person needs, with the therapist guiding gently rather than directing.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Noel will collaborate with each person to choose methods that fit their concerns, goals, and preferences. That plan can change over time as needs evolve and progress is assessed.
Online formats offer practical benefits. Video calls give face-to-face interaction when it matters. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is low or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging allow for brief, flexible contact between sessions or when writing helps process thoughts. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy life while using the same therapeutic tools as in-person care.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does Noel commonly address?
Noel helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, trauma, addictions, ADHD, and life change challenges.
How would you describe Noel's therapeutic style?
She blends a warm, client-centered manner with practical tools. Sessions are collaborative and focused on clear, achievable steps.
What is Noel's background and experience?
Noel has five years of clinical experience working with individuals and couples across a range of concerns, including caregiving stress and chronic illness.
What credentials and location are listed for this therapist?
Noel holds an IL LCPC credential and practices from Illinois.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different needs.
How does billing and cost work?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Noel?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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