Regina Hughes, LCPC

Regina Hughes is an Illinois Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) with 23 years of experience. She works with adults on concerns such as depression, anxiety, stress, bipolar disorder, addictions, relationship and family challenges, grief, parenting, and issues tied to attention and self-esteem. Sessions also address intimacy-related problems, career questions, and coping with life changes.

Her background includes work in both inpatient and outpatient psychiatric settings and with people who have faced physical trauma or emotional abuse. She has experience with clients receiving special education services and with autism and ADHD-related concerns. This practical experience informs how she approaches everyday problems.

Regina’s style centers on client-directed work. She uses client-centered methods alongside cognitive behavioral tools. She also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy techniques when helpful. Emotion-focused ideas are used for relationship and attachment concerns.

In sessions she listens, helps people identify clear goals, and practices skills that can be used between meetings. Conversations often include looking at patterns that started in early family life and how those patterns affect current choices and relationships. She pays attention to communication, boundaries, and coping strategies.

Regina works with practical steps for change and gentle exposure to difficult feelings. She helps people notice what matters to them and then build small, doable actions. This approach aims to reduce symptoms and improve daily functioning rather than rely on labels alone.

Approaches used in online sessions