Therapist profile
Christopher "Chris" Dueker, LCPC
Illinois
LCPC focusing on relationships and addiction
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- Credentials
- LCPC
- License
- LCPC, Illinois / 180.005614
- NPI
- 1730329236
- Experience
- 18 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Illinois
About
- Codependency patterns
- Communication skills
- Relapse prevention
About Christopher
Christopher "Chris" Dueker is an Illinois Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) with 18 years of experience. He works with adults who are stressed, anxious, grieving, or struggling with addictions and relationship problems. Chris also helps people dealing with trauma, mood concerns, and life transitions.
Chris uses straightforward skills work to change unhelpful habits. He focuses on replacing avoidance behaviors with manageable actions. In sessions he addresses negative thinking patterns and builds more helpful ways of handling emotion.
He teaches practical communication and conflict-resolution techniques. People learn to speak more directly, set clearer limits, and reduce arguments that drain energy. He also supports people coping with intimacy, attachment, and codependency-related patterns that leave them putting others first.
When addictions are present, Chris works on replacing old behaviors with different thoughts and actions that fit a person’s goals. He helps clients increase purpose and regain control of daily routines without relying on avoidance strategies.
Chris draws on several approaches to guide work in session. He uses cognitive-behavioral strategies to challenge thinking, acceptance and commitment ideas to clarify values, attachment-informed work to address relational patterns, and skills from dialectical behavior therapy to manage intense moods. Many people find this combination useful for steady, practical change.
How sessions work
How therapeutic approaches translate to online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters most and take small actions toward those values while accepting uncomfortable thoughts and feelings. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting and changing thinking patterns that keep problems going, and it uses practical exercises to test new ways of thinking and behaving. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early or current relationship patterns shape how someone connects and responds to others, which can help with codependency and intimacy issues.Choosing the best approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what has or has not helped before. Together they decide which mix of ACT, CBT, attachment work or skills training fits the situation and adjust as progress is made.
Confirm session formats before booking, as the listing does not specify them. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counseling into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when time is limited, and remove travel time so therapeutic work can happen between other commitments. Ask about available session options when scheduling so practical details match your routine.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
18+ years
Listed in
Illinois
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does he help with?
He works with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma, depression, relationship and intimacy concerns, grief, parenting strain, and related issues like codependency and attachment worries.
What is his therapy style like?
He uses practical skills and talking work. Expect cognitive-behavioral techniques, acceptance and commitment ideas, attachment-focused discussion, and distress-tolerance skills.
How much experience does he have?
He has 18 years of clinical experience working with adults on conflict, trauma recovery, addictions, and life stressors.
What are his credentials and location?
He is an LCPC licensed in Illinois and bases his practice in that state.
Does he work in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English only.
Can people outside the United States work with him?
He does not accept international clients at this time.
How does cost and payment work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What do I do to get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.