Christopher "Chris" Dueker, LCPC
Illinois · 18 years in practice
Christopher "Chris" Dueker is a licensed clinical professional counselor with 18 years of experience.
License and registration
- LCPC, Illinois
- 180.005614 · expires March 2027
- NPI
- 1730329236 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 18
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Christopher
Christopher "Chris" Dueker is a licensed clinical professional counselor with 18 years of experience. He focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma, depression, and relationship concerns. Chris blends practical skills with conversations that aim to make daily life feel more manageable.
He uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy to help people understand painful emotions and connect those feelings to what matters in relationships. He also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to change unhelpful thinking and increase committed action toward personal values.
Background and approach
Sessions tend to be down-to-earth and focused on usable tools rather than abstract theory. Chris often works on communication and conflict skills so people can speak more clearly and set healthier boundaries. He supports those coping with grief, intimacy-related struggles, parenting stress, career challenges, bipolar mood concerns, and ADHD-related difficulties.
He also addresses abandonment, attachment issues, codependency, and struggles that follow trauma. Over nearly two decades he has guided people through habit change for addictions by helping them replace avoidance behaviors with healthier responses. He emphasizes learning replacement thoughts and actions that build purpose and better emotion management.
Clients can expect a practical, conversational approach that mixes emotion-focused work with behavior change techniques. He aims to help people build skills they can use between sessions and to make steady, understandable progress toward their goals.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Christopher lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
- Depression
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Caregiver issues and stress
- 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
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- 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
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trichotillomania
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Christopher names
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
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Online support
Emotion and Behavior Work Online
Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people notice and name painful feelings, then link those emotions to patterns in relationships and daily life. It can be useful for improving attachment, communication, and intimacy-related concerns.Acceptance and Commitment Therapy encourages noticing thoughts without getting stuck in them and taking steps that match personal values. It is helpful for anxiety, stress, and making concrete behavior changes toward what matters most.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will review concerns, goals, and preferences together and use techniques from EFT, ACT, and cognitive behavior approaches as a collaborative plan. That means adapting over time if something isn’t working and focusing on what the client finds most helpful.
Online sessions are available by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video calls let people work face-to-face from different locations. Phone sessions can be a good choice when bandwidth is limited. Live chat or text sessions offer shorter check-ins and flexibility across a busy day. These options aim to make it easier to attend sessions and keep momentum between meetings.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does Chris address?
He helps people with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, anger, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting strain, grief, self-esteem, career stress, bipolar challenges, ADHD, and related concerns.
What is his general therapy style?
His style is practical and conversational. He blends Emotionally-Focused Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and cognitive strategies to help people change thoughts and behaviors.
How much clinical experience does he have?
He has 18 years of clinical experience working with individuals and people facing relationship and life stressors.
What are his credentials and location?
He is an IL LCPC - Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor based in Illinois.
Which languages are supported and are international clients possible?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
He offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different preferences and schedules.
How does cost work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
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