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Nina Reed

Practical, compassionate therapy for life transitions

LCSW Illinois

Experience
10 years in practice
Focus areas
Stress, Anxiety, Trauma and abuse, Parenting
Approaches
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
Languages
English
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About Nina

Nina Reed is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with ten years of experience helping people navigate stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship struggles, parenting challenges, career concerns, and many other life transitions.

Background and approach

She emphasizes practical change and partners with clients to build on strengths, using an adaptable approach tailored to each person's needs. Nina draws on methods such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and mindfulness alongside client-centered, narrative, and motivational techniques to address issues like grief, intimacy-related difficulties, anger, bipolar management, ADHD, and compassion fatigue.

Her work is grounded in the belief that growth follows from focused support and a compassionate therapeutic relationship. She creates space for clients to explore commitment and communication problems, feelings of isolation or loneliness, self-harm and self-love concerns, social anxiety, somatic symptoms, women's issues, and challenges common to young adults.

Nina aims to move clients from coping toward thriving by helping them identify practical strategies and new perspectives that fit their goals and daily lives.

Combining thoughtful approaches with online flexibility

Many clients benefit from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors to reduce symptoms of anxiety, depression, or stress. It offers concrete tools for problem solving and coping that can be practiced between sessions.

Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a supportive, respectful relationship where the therapist listens closely and helps clients draw on their own strengths and values to set goals and make changes. Mindfulness Therapy brings attention to present-moment experience and gentle awareness, which can help with emotional regulation and reducing rumination.

Choosing the right combination of approaches is a collaborative process. The therapist works with each person to understand goals, preferences, and practical needs, and adapts methods over time so treatment fits the individual rather than forcing a single model.

Online sessions include video calls, phone meetings, live chat, and text-based messaging, offering flexibility for those with busy schedules or limited local options. These formats make it easier to maintain regular work on challenges, use therapeutic tools in day-to-day life, and meet in ways that suit a client's routine and comfort.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Nina commonly support?
Nina works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and family matters, parenting difficulties, grief, intimacy-related issues, anger, career transitions, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and compassion fatigue.
What is her therapeutic style and approach?
She uses an eclectic, collaborative style that includes client-centered care and evidence-informed methods such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, mindfulness practices, motivational interviewing, narrative work, and solution-focused strategies.
How much clinical experience does she bring?
She has ten years of experience as a psychocounselor and licensed social worker, applying a range of therapeutic approaches to support people across many stages of life.
Where is she licensed and practicing?
She holds an LCSW credential with license number IL LCSW 149022085 and practices in Illinois.
Are sessions available in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are conducted in English, and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What formats are available for sessions?
Clients can meet with her via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to accommodate different communication preferences and schedules.
How is pricing handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions operate through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling a session based on her availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyTrauma and abuseParenting issuesSelf esteemDepression

Also works with

Relationship issuesFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

Commitment issuesCommunication problemsIsolation / lonelinessSelf-harmSelf-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationWomen's issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

10+ years

Licensed

Illinois

Languages

English