- Emotionally-Focused Therapy
- CBT strategies
- Attachment work
About Trina
Trina Hill is an LCSW - Licensed Clinical Social Worker practicing in Illinois with eight years of clinical experience. She helps people who are facing stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, and depression. Her work often addresses attachment and abandonment concerns as well as communication and relationship strain.
She uses a mix of Emotionally-Focused Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-Based approaches, Client-Centered methods, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. In sessions she listens for the patterns that keep people stuck. Then she helps clients notice feelings and reactions and try new ways of responding.
Trina pays attention to practical problems like chronic illness, caregiver stress, money worries, and obsessive thoughts. She also supports people confronting guilt, shame, isolation, and decisions about separation or divorce. Conversations focus on what is happening now and what small changes might help day to day.
Her background includes direct work with trauma, panic, post-traumatic stress, and substance use concerns. She blends humanistic and cognitive techniques to help people practice different responses to hard moments. Sessions are straightforward and aimed at clearer understanding and tolerating strong feelings.
People who choose Trina can expect a steady, skill-focused approach that draws on attachment ideas and emotion-focused methods. She encourages practical experiments between sessions and pays attention to how feelings shape behavior. The goal is clearer thinking about difficult choices and easier ways to manage distress.
How her approaches translate to online work
Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people identify and sit with hard emotions and the interaction patterns they create in close relationships. EFT focuses on naming feelings and tracing how those feelings shape the way people respond to each other. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) teaches practical skills to notice thoughts and choose actions that match personal values despite difficult feelings. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at early relationship patterns and how they influence current reactions and connection attempts.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Trina will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. Together they decide which method or combination makes the most sense for the issues at hand and try it for a few sessions to see what helps.
Session formats are not specified in the provided biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving, or medical appointments. They also allow shorter check-ins or sitting without a camera when that better fits a day. Ask about available formats when you schedule to match sessions to your routine.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
8+ years
Listed in
Illinois
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, and depression. Additional focuses include attachment issues, caregiver stress, chronic illness, and obsessive symptoms.
What is her therapeutic style?
She combines Emotionally-Focused Therapy with ACT, attachment-based methods, client-centered work, and CBT. Sessions emphasize noticing emotions and trying practical coping steps.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has eight years of experience as a practicing clinician. That experience includes work with trauma, panic, and substance use concerns.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She is an LCSW - Licensed Clinical Social Worker licensed in Illinois and practices in that state.
Can I work with her in a language other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she accept clients from other countries?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. Exact pricing depends on the service plan you choose.
How do I begin working together?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session. That process begins the matching and scheduling steps.
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