Jewel Kristine (Kristy) Hemmele, LCPC
Compassionate, practical counseling for life changes
Book with Jewel- Years in practice
- 28
- Credentials
- LCPC
- Licensed in
- Illinois
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Grief
About Jewel
Jewel Kristine (Kristy) Hemmele is a licensed clinical professional counselor with 28 years of experience helping people through emotional hardship and life changes. She uses a compassionate, person-focused style that makes space for each client's values and beliefs. Kristy commonly helps people managing anxiety, depression, grief, and low self-esteem.
She also supports those facing relationship concerns, intimacy-related issues, trauma and abuse, and parenting challenges. She pays attention to communication problems, feelings of isolation, and struggles with purpose or guilt.
Background and approach
Her sessions blend practical tools with attentive listening. Clients learn ways to notice unhelpful thoughts, try small behavior changes, and build skills to cope with strong emotions. Mindfulness practices are offered to help ground difficult moments and reduce reactivity.
She incorporates approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Client-Centered methods to shape treatment to each person's needs. Emotionally-Focused Therapy ideas may guide work on attachment and closeness when relationships are part of the concern. Kristy works from Illinois and conducts sessions in English.
Her style is respectful of faith and personal values while staying focused on concrete steps people can take. The goal of her work is to help people regain confidence, manage stress better, and find clearer direction amid change.
What Jewel works with
Everything Jewel lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Jewel helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Adoption and foster care
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
Approaches Jewel lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approach-driven care delivered online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice painful thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then identify values-based actions to move forward. It can be useful for anxiety, depression, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and uses practical exercises to change patterns that keep problems going. This approach is commonly used for anxiety, mood, and stress-related concerns. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a respectful, nonjudgmental relationship where the therapist follows the person's lead and offers empathy to support self-directed growth.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Kristy will talk with each person about goals and preferences, try methods that fit the issue, and adjust as needed. The focus is on finding what works practically for the person's life and values rather than following a fixed plan.
Online sessions are available as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video calls are good when visual connection matters, phone works well when bandwidth is limited, live chat can be useful for brief check-ins, and text messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options help people fit therapy into busy schedules, reduce travel time, and maintain continuity during life changes.
Questions people ask about Jewel
What concerns does Kristy commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, self-esteem, relationship and intimacy issues, trauma and abuse, parenting concerns, anger, and coping with life changes among other topics.
What is her therapy style like?
Her style is compassionate and person-centered, combining active listening with practical skills training and mindfulness exercises to help people manage emotions and behavior.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 28 years of counseling experience working with individuals through a wide range of emotional and life challenges.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is licensed as an LCPC in Illinois and provides services to people located in that region.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What formats are available for sessions?
Therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How does billing and cost work?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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