Petia Detchevska, LCPC

Petia Detchevska is an Illinois Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) with seven years of clinical experience. She helps people who are carrying stress, anxiety, addiction concerns, low self-esteem, anger, sleep problems, and feelings of guilt or shame. She also works with issues around relationships, life changes, and multicultural or immigration-related concerns.

Petia listens and talks through what feels stuck. Sessions include looking at thought patterns and practical steps people can try between meetings. She uses clear methods rather than jargon, and she works with clients on setting realistic goals and next steps.

Her training includes approaches like client-centered therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, and elements of acceptance-based and emotion-focused work. That means she often combines talking through feelings with skill practice and behavior changes. Clients can expect a mix of reflection and concrete exercises that target unhelpful thinking and impulsive or avoidant reactions.

Petia’s background includes work in behavioral mental health across several settings in Illinois since graduating from National Louis University in Chicago in 2017 with a degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. That experience informs a practical style - she tends to focus on what to try now, and what small changes can make daily life feel less overwhelmed.

People who come to her often bring complicated feelings tied to family, faith, or past choices. She helps them sort those feelings, notice patterns, and practice new ways of responding while keeping goals and values in view.

How Petia uses evidence-based approaches online