Queena Howard, LCPC

Licensed in Illinois · 21 years in practice

Queena Howard is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor who helps people facing anxiety, depression, stress, addiction, and difficult life changes.

License and registration

LCPC, Illinois: 180007518 · expires March 2027
NPI: 1275767717 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 21
Languages: English

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About Queena

Queena Howard is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor who helps people facing anxiety, depression, stress, addiction, and difficult life changes. She aims for practical progress in months rather than years, working with adults who want clearer coping skills and steadier moods. She uses straightforward therapy methods to help people notice unhelpful patterns and try different ways of responding.

Sessions focus on what matters now - managing intense feelings, improving sleep and eating habits, reducing substance use, and restoring connection in relationships.

Background and approach

With 21 years of clinical experience in Illinois, Queena blends cognitive behavioral ideas with mindfulness and motivational interviewing. That mix supports people to set realistic goals, shift day-to-day habits, and stay motivated through setbacks. She also draws on psychodynamic perspectives to look at long-standing patterns when helpful.

Queena works with concerns such as bipolar disorder, grief and trauma, caregiver stress, chronic illness, anger, self-esteem, ADHD, and multicultural issues. She also addresses intimacy-related problems and communication problems that affect relationships. Clients can expect calm, empathetic listening paired with clear suggestions and small homework tasks to practice between sessions.

Queena encourages collaboration - she helps clients name goals and tries approaches suited to each person’s style and life demands. Therapy is offered by phone, video, live chat, or text messaging to fit busy schedules and different comfort levels. Queena practices from Illinois as an IL LCPC and conducts sessions in English.

Focus areas and approaches

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

Stress, Anxiety
Addictions
Parenting issues
Bipolar disorder
Depression
LGBT
Relationship issues
Family conflicts
Trauma and abuse
Grief
Intimacy-related issues
Eating disorders
Sleeping disorders
Anger management
Self esteem
Career difficulties
Coping with life changes
Compassion fatigue
ADHD
Caregiver issues and stress
Chronic pain, illness, and disability
Co-morbidity
Communication problems
Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
Drug and alcohol addiction
Family problems
Forgiveness
Guilt and shame
Impulsivity
Isolation / loneliness
Life purpose
Mood disorders
Multicultural concerns
Personality disorders
Postpartum depression
Post-traumatic stress
Self-harm
Self-love
Social anxiety and phobia

Approaches Queena names

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Online support

How therapy approaches work online

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on respectful, nonjudgmental listening and helps people name their goals and priorities. It is useful when someone needs support to sort through feelings and decide what matters most.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts and behaviors influence mood. It emphasizes practical exercises and small behavior changes that reduce anxiety, improve sleep, and address mood disorders or addictive patterns.

Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity to stress and manage strong emotions. It pairs well with CBT for people coping with anxiety, grief, chronic pain, or low mood.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, try short experiments, and adjust methods based on what helps most. Clients and therapist make decisions collaboratively rather than following a fixed plan.

Online sessions are offered by video, phone, live chat, or text messaging to fit different schedules and needs. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation for deeper dialogue. Phone sessions take less bandwidth and can be easier during a short break. Live chat and text messaging offer quick check-ins and ongoing support between sessions. These options help people keep therapy consistent while balancing family, work, and health demands.

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Questions people ask

What concerns does this therapist address?

Queena works with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, bipolar disorder, trauma and grief, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting strain, sleep and eating problems, anger, self-esteem, and related concerns.

What is the general therapy style like?

Sessions combine client-centered listening with practical tools from cognitive behavioral therapy, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing to build skills and keep progress steady.

How much experience does the clinician have?

The clinician brings 21 years of professional experience working with adults on mood, addiction, and relationship concerns.

What credential and location are listed?

She is an IL LCPC, Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, practicing in Illinois.

Which languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

Therapy can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to match different needs and routines.

How are costs and billing handled?

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

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