Noel Nightingale Follis, LCPC
Compassionate counselor who listens and collaborates
Details
| Name | Noel Nightingale Follis |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LCPC |
| Based in | Illinois |
| Licensed in | Illinois |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 5 |
About Noel
Noel Nightingale Follis is a licensed clinical professional counselor in Illinois. She focuses on everyday struggles like anxiety, depression, stress, relationship and intimacy issues, and challenges tied to life changes. Noel also helps people facing grief, addiction, ADHD, caregiver strain, and concerns around body image and identity.
She aims to make beginning therapy feel manageable for someone taking that first step. Noel keeps sessions straightforward and respectful. She invites people to share their stories and then looks for patterns that matter to them.
Background and approach
Narrative work is part of how she helps people separate painful events from the rest of their lives. She also uses clear tools from cognitive behavioral approaches to tackle unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Her style is collaborative and down-to-earth.
Clients shape the goals and pace. She balances practical skills with attention to personal meaning and relationships. That includes using client-centered techniques to listen closely and reflect what matters most.
Noel has five years of clinical experience and holds an Illinois LCPC license. She meets individuals and couples, aiming to reduce overwhelm and increase clearer options for moving forward. Sessions are conversational and focus on real next steps.
People connect with Noel for short-term problem solving and longer work around deeper patterns. Her approach blends narrative, acceptance-based ideas, and practical behavioral strategies. The focus is on useful change and on restoring a sense of agency in everyday life.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Relationship issues, Family conflicts among the things Noel works with, alongside the areas below.
- 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 listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): Listed by Noel among the ways she works.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Noel among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Noel among the ways she works.
- Gottman Method: Listed by Noel among the ways she works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Noel among the ways she works.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Noel among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Noel among the ways she works.
- Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by Noel among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Noel directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Noel directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
Therapeutic approaches and online sessions that fit your life
Many clients find Narrative Therapy useful for untangling the stories they tell about themselves. Narrative work helps people notice how a problem has been described and make different choices about their identity and future. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on values and small actions that align with what matters most, which can help when anxiety or low mood make decisions feel harder.Noel also draws on client-centered principles that prioritize the person's experience and pace. She collaborates with each client to identify which approach or blend of approaches feels right. Figuring out the best fit is an ongoing process - the therapist checks in and adjusts methods to match the client's goals and preferences.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video calls work well for deeper conversations and nonverbal cues, while phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text sessions can serve as shorter check-ins or for people who prefer written communication. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and keep continuity when life gets in the way.
Common questions about this listing
What kinds of concerns does Noel address?
Noel supports people with anxiety, depression, stress, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, addictions, ADHD, caregiver stress, body image concerns, and a wide range of life changes.
How would you describe Noel's therapeutic style?
Her work is collaborative and down-to-earth. Sessions blend listening, narrative reflection, and practical skills so people can see clear options for change.
What is Noel's professional background?
Noel has five years of clinical experience and has worked with individuals and couples on common mental health and relationship concerns.
What credentials and location are listed?
Noel holds an Illinois LCPC license and practices out of Illinois.
Which languages does Noel offer sessions in?
Sessions are offered in English only.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How is pricing handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Noel?
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