Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
How Hillery works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Georgia, Virginia, New Jersey
- Years in practice
- 14
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Hillery
Hillery Ferdinand is a licensed professional counselor who helps people dealing with strong emotions and life changes. She works with individuals facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and anger. Hillery focuses on practical ways to cope so people can regain a sense of control and calm.
She uses straightforward conversation to understand what matters most to each person. Sessions often include identifying thoughts that fuel distress and testing small changes to see what helps.
Background and approach
Hillery also teaches mindfulness skills to reduce reactivity and improve emotional awareness. With 14 years of experience, Hillery brings steady, compassionate support to people coping with trauma and abuse. She pays attention to how identity and culture shape experience and the ways systemic factors can affect mental health.
This lens helps her tailor work to each person's life and background. Her work includes helping those facing caregiver stress, chronic illness, first responder challenges, and workplace pressure. Hillery also supports people navigating relationship strain, communication problems, divorce and separation, and isolation or loneliness.
She draws on trauma-focused methods when past harm is part of the story. Sessions typically focus on clear goals and small, achievable steps. Hillery describes therapy as a collaborative effort where clients set the pace.
She helps people build skills for long-term coping and stronger connections.
What Hillery works with
Everything Hillery lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Hillery's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Isolation / loneliness
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Hillery lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approaches that guide online sessions
Hillery draws on cognitive behavioral therapy to help people notice patterns of thought that increase anxiety or anger and to try simple behavior changes that reduce distress. CBT often focuses on testing ideas in daily life and building practical skills for handling upsetting moments.She also uses client-centered therapy, which means the conversation is shaped by the person's priorities. This approach emphasizes listening, empathy, and working at a pace that feels manageable while identifying goals the client wants to reach.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Hillery will work with each person to decide whether CBT, client-centered methods, mindfulness practice, or trauma-focused tools fit best. Goals, preferences, and daily life all help guide which methods are used and how sessions are structured.
Online therapy offers flexibility for different routines and needs. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation that can mirror in-person sessions, phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier to fit into a work break, and live chat or text-based messaging can provide shorter check-ins or ongoing support between sessions. These options make it easier to keep consistency while working toward clear coping skills and calmer responses.
Questions people ask about Hillery
What concerns does Hillery address?
She works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, anger, relationship and family problems, and career or life change challenges.
What is Hillery's therapy style?
Hillery uses a blend of client-centered listening, cognitive behavioral techniques, mindfulness practice, solution-focused steps, and trauma-informed work.
How much experience does she have?
Hillery has 14 years of professional experience helping people navigate emotional and life challenges.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor - with credentialing in New Jersey and Georgia, and she practices in Georgia.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats does Hillery offer?
Sessions can be conducted by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different needs.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working together?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.