Shelley Hill

Shelley Hill, LCSW, helps people facing stress, anxiety, trauma, grief, relationship struggles, and issues with self-esteem and addiction. She uses a warm, practical approach to help people make clearer choices and feel more steady. Shelley offers a mix of listening and guidance to match what each person needs in the moment.

She has practiced as an individual and couples therapist for 25 years in Illinois as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. That experience includes working with depression, life transitions, intimacy-related concerns, ADHD, and caregiving stress. Shelley also helps people dealing with body image, chronic illness, grief after loss, and the fallout from domestic violence or separation.

Shelley believes many feelings come from below conscious awareness, not from conscious thinking alone. Sessions blend talking with techniques aimed at deeper change so shifts stick over time. She balances thoughtful listening with practical tools and occasional, well-placed humor.

Her work draws on several methods including mindfulness practices, somatic approaches, solution-focused techniques, hypnotherapy, and elements of the Gottman Method for relationship work. Those methods are chosen to suit each person’s goals rather than applied in a one-size-fits-all way.

People who meet with Shelley can expect steady presence, respect, and collaboration. She asks questions, listens for patterns, and offers steps to try between sessions. To begin, she encourages completing a short questionnaire and scheduling a first session.

Approaches used in online sessions and what they offer

Many clients find mindfulness therapy helpful for learning simple attention and breathing practices that reduce reactivity and ease anxiety. Mindfulness can be used to notice thoughts and emotions without getting swept up in them, which helps with everyday stress and mood regulation.

Somatic therapy brings attention to bodily sensations and movement to address trauma responses and chronic tension. It can help people become aware of how stress shows up in the body and develop gentle ways to release it over time.

The Gottman Method offers practical tools for improving communication and resolving conflict in relationships. It focuses on small, actionable changes in how partners talk and reconnect, which can change patterns that cause repeated hurt.

Finding the right mix of these approaches is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that fit their goals, comfort level, and preferences. That exploration can include trying techniques in session and adjusting based on what helps most.

Please confirm the current online session options before booking, as formats are not listed here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy life, cut down travel time, and allow continuity when schedules change. Many people appreciate that virtual sessions can be scheduled during a lunch break or from a different location when needed, making it simpler to keep therapy consistent.