- Years in practice
- 23
- Credentials
- LCPC
- Licensed in
- Illinois
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
- Focus
- Anger management
About Regina
Regina Hughes is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) with 23 years of experience. She works with adults and teens on everyday problems that pile up - stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and parenting concerns. Regina aims to make therapy a straightforward, steady place to talk and plan next steps.
She has experience in inpatient and outpatient psychiatric settings and has supported people facing substance use, trauma, and emotional or physical abuse.
Background and approach
She has also worked with clients who have academic or behavioral concerns and those connected to autism and ADHD. That background helps her recognize how different life challenges overlap. Regina describes her style as warm, open, and nonjudgmental.
She centers sessions on the person in front of her and focuses on listening first, then helping people set realistic goals. Sessions are framed so clients feel heard and can practice new ways of coping between meetings. Her approach draws on several evidence-informed methods including cognitive-behavioral techniques and emotion-focused work.
She adapts strategies to what each person needs rather than following a fixed script. Regina also uses acceptance-oriented ideas to help people clarify values and take small, meaningful steps. People who reach out can expect practical conversation, pacing that fits their life, and tools they can use right away.
Regina helps clients break large problems into manageable pieces and build routines that support steady progress.
What Regina works with
Everything Regina lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Regina helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Regina lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Gottman Method
- Hypnotherapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-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.
Therapeutic approaches and online care that fit your life
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 when worry, avoidance, or parenting stress make daily life feel heavy.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and changing behaviors that keep problems going. It is practical for anxiety, depression, mood swings, and building new routines around parenting or work demands.
Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) concentrates on understanding emotions and how they shape close relationships. It can help people improve communication and connection when intimacy or relationship concerns are present.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Regina treats therapy as a collaborative process and will help clients choose methods that match their goals, needs, and personal preferences. Techniques are adjusted over time based on progress and feedback.
Online sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video calls are good for face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions work when bandwidth is limited, live chat is useful for brief check-ins, and messaging lets people send updates or work through issues between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy days and to keep momentum between meetings.
Questions people ask about Regina
What kinds of concerns does Regina address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, trauma and abuse, addictions, relationship and family issues, grief, intimacy-related challenges, parenting, self-esteem, career concerns, coping with life changes, and ADHD, plus many related issues.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is warm, open, and nonjudgmental with a client-centered focus. She listens first and helps people set realistic goals and practical steps.
What is her professional background?
She has 23 years of experience and has worked in both inpatient and outpatient psychiatric settings, supporting clients with complex and overlapping concerns.
Where is she based and what credential does she hold?
She is located in Illinois and holds the LCPC credential, listed as IL LCPC.
Can clients work with her in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English, and she accepts international clients.
Which session formats are available?
Sessions can be done via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How does cost and billing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin therapy?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling according to therapist availability.
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