Myrna Pledger brings more than two decades of counseling experience to her work in Illinois.
01About Myrna
Myrna Pledger brings more than two decades of counseling experience to her work in Illinois. She holds the LCPC credential, and she draws on long practice helping people navigate stress, anxiety, relationship struggles, grief, addictions, and trauma. Her approach is direct, faith-influenced, and rooted in practical problem solving.
Myrna started her career working with children in school settings and soon saw how individual problems are often tied to family dynamics.
Background and approach
That experience shaped her view that many difficult behaviors arise from learned patterns within a household or from repeated exposure to controlling people. She has supported survivors of physical, emotional, and spiritual abuse and helps people recover from what she describes as narcissistic harm. Her style is straightforward, educational, and kind.
She combines cognitive-behavioral tools with rational-emotive ideas and includes client-centered, acceptance, attachment, and Jungian perspectives when they fit the issue at hand. She emphasizes practical skills, honest reflection, and examples of others who have moved forward. Myrna also integrates faith when clients want that component in sessions, naming belief in The Creator as part of her personal framework.
She works with common life problems such as parenting stress, career transitions, coping with loss, intimacy concerns, and compassion fatigue. Sessions focus on clear goals and tailored plans. People who value a solution-oriented, respectful, and faith-aware counselor may find her style helpful as they take steps toward change.
02Credentials
- LCPC (Illinois)
- License 180.006251 · expires March 2027
- NPI
- 1750857942 · national provider identifier
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03Focus areas and approaches
Everything Myrna lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Addictions
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Avoidant personality
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Dependent personality
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Isolation / loneliness
- Multicultural concerns
- Personality disorders
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
Methods Myrna names
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
These are the methods Myrna names on their own professional profile. Naming an approach is not evidence of training or certification in it, and this directory checks no training records. Ask directly if it matters to you.
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04Online support
Approach, faith, and online therapy options
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then choose actions that match their values. It can be useful for anxiety, stress, and life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and testing new behaviors to reduce symptoms like anxiety or depression and to address problematic habits. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape expectations and patterns in current relationships, which can be helpful for intimacy issues and recovery from relational harm.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Myrna will collaborate with each person to choose methods that fit their goals, beliefs, and daily life. She mixes techniques as needed and will include faith-based perspectives when clients want that element in sessions.
Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions let you use visual cues and more conversational exchanges. Phone sessions can be shorter check-ins or work better when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messages make it easier to keep momentum between sessions and fit support into a busy schedule. These formats offer flexibility for people managing work, parenting, or medical commitments and make it simpler to maintain continuity of care.
05Questions people ask
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, addictions, grief, parenting issues, anger, self-esteem, career challenges, and coping with life changes.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is direct, educational, and kind. She uses solution-focused work with cognitive and rational-emotive techniques and includes faith when clients prefer that approach.
What is her professional background?
She has 21 years of experience and began working in school and community settings, which shaped her view of individual issues within family systems.
Where is she licensed and based?
She holds an IL LCPC and practices in Illinois.
Can sessions be conducted in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English only.
Are international clients accepted for online work?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
What formats are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different scheduling and communication needs.
How are fees and getting started handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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