About Hillary
Hillary Haarmann is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and major life transitions. She draws on two decades of experience to offer steady support when life feels overwhelming. Her approach centers on practical steps that clients can use between sessions.
Hillary favors simple, evidence-informed tools that fit into daily life. She uses cognitive behavioral techniques to challenge automatic negative thoughts and build healthier habits.
Background and approach
She also uses solution-focused methods that keep sessions goal-directed and action-oriented. Mindfulness practices are woven into her work to help clients stay present and reduce reactivity. Sessions often include short exercises or homework that people can try at home.
The focus is on small, achievable changes rather than perfect solutions. Her background includes a Bachelor’s degree from Indiana University and a Master’s degree from Washington University in St. Louis.
She brings experience from clinical settings where she worked with adults and teenagers facing mood disorders, substance concerns, and relationship stressors. Hillary aims to help people find their own strengths and build confidence. She frames therapy as a partnership, using clients’ goals to guide the process and measure progress.
Her Missouri-based practice emphasizes clear steps and compassionate, straightforward conversation.
Practical therapy approaches for online care
Client-centered therapy emphasizes the client’s own goals and perspective. It focuses on listening, reflecting what matters to the person, and supporting their ideas for change. This approach is helpful when someone wants a space to clarify values and make choices.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It teaches straightforward tools to challenge negative thoughts and build new habits, which can reduce anxiety and low mood. Mindfulness Therapy trains simple awareness exercises to reduce reactivity and increase focus in daily life.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Hillary will collaborate with each person to identify which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. Together they adjust techniques over time so sessions stay useful and relevant.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be a good choice when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and messaging work for steady support and brief exchanges between appointments. These options offer flexibility to fit therapy into a busy life.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- 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
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