Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
How Nina works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Illinois
- Years in practice
- 10
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Nina
Nina Reed is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with ten years of experience helping people manage stress, anger, anxiety, and life transitions. She draws on straightforward tools to help people cope better day to day. Her approach is warm and practical, aimed at helping clients feel steadier and more capable.
Nina adapts her work to each person she meets. She focuses on strengths people already have and shows how to use those skills in stressful moments.
Background and approach
Sessions can include goal-setting, problem-solving, and ways to notice and change unhelpful thinking patterns. She uses methods from client-centered therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, and mindfulness to keep sessions focused and useful. That mix helps with depression, relationship and intimacy concerns, grief, parenting questions, and work or career stress.
She also supports people dealing with trauma, ADHD, bipolar challenges, and compassion fatigue. People meet her to talk through communication problems, commitment worries, social anxiety, and feelings of isolation. She also addresses somatization, self-harm thoughts, and low self-esteem in practical terms.
Nina helps clients who are navigating major life changes to make decisions and build coping plans. Nina practices in Illinois and conducts sessions in English. She offers a calm, nonjudgmental style and aims to help people move from surviving to thriving.
New clients begin with a short matching process and then schedule sessions based on her availability.
What Nina works with
Everything Nina lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Nina's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Isolation / loneliness
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Nina lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative 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.
How her approaches work online
Nina often draws on client-centered therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, and mindfulness practices in online work. Client-centered therapy focuses on listening carefully and responding to what matters most to the person, which helps people feel heard and understood. Cognitive behavioral therapy looks at patterns of thought and behavior and teaches practical skills to reduce anxiety, manage anger, and change unhelpful habits. Mindfulness therapy trains simple attention and breathing exercises to reduce reactivity and improve emotional regulation.Choosing the right approach is a shared process. She collaborates with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences, and adjusts as progress is made. That collaborative tuning helps ensure sessions stay useful and relevant to what the client wants to change.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video works well for face-to-face conversation and teaching skills. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in fits a break at work. Live chat and text messaging are useful for brief check-ins, ongoing coaching-style support, and for people who prefer writing over talking. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life while keeping the work focused and practical.
Questions people ask about Nina
What concerns does Nina commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, anger, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy-related issues, parenting challenges, career questions, trauma and abuse, ADHD, bipolar, and related concerns.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is warm and practical. She focuses on strengths, clear goals, and simple tools clients can use between sessions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Nina has ten years of experience as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker working with a wide range of concerns across the lifespan.
Where is Nina licensed and based?
She holds an IL LCSW and practices in Illinois.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are offered?
She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.