About Hillary
Hillary Haarmann is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, grief, and issues around self-esteem. She also supports people facing life changes, parenting challenges, ADHD, mood disorders, addiction concerns, and questions about sexuality and identity. Hillary uses straightforward talk therapy to help clients make practical changes and feel steadier day to day.
Hillary draws on twenty years of experience in mental health work.
Background and approach
She earned a bachelor’s degree from Indiana University and a master’s degree from Washington University in St. Louis. Her Missouri license is LCSW and she has worked with adults and teenagers facing a range of emotional and behavioral concerns.
In sessions she uses cognitive behavioral techniques to identify and challenge negative thoughts. She pairs that with solution-focused steps so clients leave with concrete next moves. Mindfulness skills are woven in to reduce reactivity and support present-moment coping.
Hillary emphasizes a client-centered stance. She listens first, then helps people set clear goals that match their values. Progress is tracked with short-term actions that build confidence and momentum.
She also pays attention to caregiving stress, cancer-related concerns, compassion fatigue, and midlife or life-purpose worries. Her approach aims to help clients feel more in control, less overwhelmed, and better able to handle daily demands.
Approaches that translate well to online therapy
Client-centered therapy focuses on the person in front of the therapist. It emphasizes listening, understanding, and helping clients set goals that matter to them. This approach is useful when someone needs a supportive space to make sense of feelings and decide next steps.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at how thoughts influence feelings and behaviors. Online sessions use conversation and simple exercises to challenge unhelpful thoughts and build new habits. CBT is often helpful for anxiety, depression, and stress because it creates clear steps to practice between sessions.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with clients about their needs, goals, and preferences and then try methods that seem like a good fit. That collaborative process guides whether to emphasize skill-building, thought work, mindfulness, or solution-focused actions.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let people use visual cues and more natural conversation. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging work well for brief updates, coping reminders, or when scheduling a real-time call is difficult. These options help people fit therapy into busy lives and keep momentum between sessions.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Also works with
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Bipolar disorder
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Parenting issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 20 years
- Licensed
- Missouri
- Languages
- English