About Nina
Nina Reed offers support for stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, self-esteem, depression, relationship and family concerns, grief, intimacy-related issues, anger, career questions, bipolar disorder, and coping with life changes. She also helps with ADHD, compassion fatigue, commitment and communication problems, social anxiety, isolation, and self-harm concerns. Nina is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, with ten years of experience.
She works in Illinois and conducts sessions in English. Nina uses straightforward, practical conversations to help people sort out what matters most to them.
Background and approach
She listens for strengths and notices patterns that get in the way. Sessions often include clear steps to try between meetings and simple ways to track progress over time. Her approach mixes client-centered work with cognitive behavioral techniques and mindfulness tools.
She also draws on motivational interviewing and narrative therapy to help people reframe difficult stories and find motivation to change. The mix is chosen to match each person’s needs rather than a single fixed method. In sessions she focuses on what a person wants to change and why it matters.
Nina helps set realistic goals and breaks big problems into manageable actions. She aims to create a calm, compassionate space where people can try new ways of coping and build on what already works for them. Practical matters are handled plainly.
Nina offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. People begin by completing a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions when convenient.
How Nina’s Approaches Work Online
Client-centered therapy puts the person’s goals first and focuses on listening and understanding. It helps when someone needs space to name priorities and feel heard before making changes.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, breaks down patterns of thinking and behavior that keep problems going. It is useful for anxiety, low mood, and stress because it pairs short exercises with clear homework to test new ways of thinking.
Mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce rumination and increase calm. It can help with overwhelming emotions, stress, and staying present during difficult moments.
Finding the right mix of methods is part of the work. Nina will collaborate with each person to pick approaches that match their goals, needs, and preferences. That selection can shift as progress is made and new priorities emerge.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let people meet face to face and work through exercises together. Phone sessions can be easier when video is not possible and live chat or text messaging allow for quick check-ins or shorter conversations between sessions. These formats help fit therapy into busy schedules and make regular contact more accessible.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
Also works with
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- Illinois
- Languages
- English