About Nina
Nina Reed is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with ten years of experience helping people manage stress and anxiety. She focuses on practical steps that make day-to-day life easier. Her approach is straightforward and centered on the person in front of her.
Nina draws on several therapy methods to meet each person where they are. She uses client-centered conversation to listen closely and build trust. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people notice thinking patterns that fuel worry and try small behavior experiments to test different outcomes.
Background and approach
Mindfulness practices are used to help calm the body and bring attention back to the present. Motivational Interviewing supports people who feel stuck and want to make changes, such as improving self-care or shifting routines. Narrative work helps reframe difficult life stories so they feel less overwhelming.
She has worked with adults across many life stages and a wide range of concerns, including trauma and abuse, parenting strain, relationship struggles, grief, and career transitions. Nina emphasizes drawing on each person's strengths rather than imposing solutions. In sessions she aims for a warm, practical tone.
People can expect clear suggestions, short at-home practices, and steady support while trying new approaches. Nina practices in Illinois and offers services in English.
How her methods translate to online therapy
Nina commonly uses Client-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in online sessions. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on careful listening and building trust so people can speak openly about stress, anxiety, or life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at thoughts and behaviors, helping people spot patterns that increase worry and try small experiments to change them.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. She will work with each person to choose methods that match their goals, needs, and comfort with different formats. Plans are adjusted over time based on what is working and what feels helpful.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and shared worksheets. Phone sessions can be a good fit when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text messaging make brief check-ins and short coaching-style exchanges easier to fit into a busy day. These options make therapy more flexible and help people keep momentum between sessions.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
Also listed
- 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
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