Therapist profile
Shelley Hill, LCSW
Illinois
Licensed Clinical Social Worker - Relationships and Codependency
Continue with ShelleyWhere Shelley stands
- Credentials
- LCSW
- License
- LCSW, Illinois / 149009006
- NPI
- 1093078099
- Experience
- 25 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Illinois
About
- Gottman Method
- Somatic Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
About Shelley
Shelley Hill is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Illinois with 25 years of clinical practice. She works with adults dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy concerns, addictions, and codependency-related patterns. Shelley also supports people facing ADHD, compassion fatigue, sleep and eating problems, and coping with life changes.
Shelley uses a mix of direct guidance and reflective listening. She says many thoughts and feelings come from deeper, less conscious places, so sessions combine talking with methods that work below just thinking. That can mean focusing on bodily experience, brief solution steps, or relationship skills rather than only intellectual analysis.
Her background includes long-term work with people who have experienced trauma, domestic violence, abandonment, and chronic illness. Over the years she has helped clients process painful events, rebuild trust in relationships, and adjust to major life transitions. Practical problem solving is paired with techniques that address emotions and body responses.
Methods she routinely draws on include the Gottman Method for relationship interactions, somatic work that attends to body sensations, mindfulness to calm reactivity, hypnotherapy for deeper change, and solution-focused strategies for quick steps forward. Shelley blends these tools to match a client's goals and pace.
People can expect a straightforward, respectful style with space for humor. Shelley aims to clarify immediate next steps while also working on underlying patterns that keep problems repeating. To begin, readers are asked to follow the site's process for booking and matching a first session.
How sessions work
Approaches used in online sessions and how they help
Gottman Method focuses on practical relationship skills. It looks at communication patterns and teaches specific behaviors that reduce conflict and increase connection in day-to-day interactions.Somatic Therapy pays attention to bodily sensations and reactions. It helps people notice how stress or trauma shows up in the body and learn ways to shift those physical responses.
Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention skills to reduce reactivity. It can help manage anxiety, improve sleep, and make it easier to step back from automatic people-pleasing behaviors.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust them as progress is made.
Confirm the available session formats before booking, as formats are not specified in this profile. Online meetings can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, shorten check-ins, and reduce travel time. Phone sessions can be helpful when a quieter setup or lower bandwidth is needed. Ask about options when completing the matching questionnaire so sessions can be planned to fit everyday life.
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Experience
25+ years
Listed in
Illinois
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, addictions, codependency patterns, and related concerns listed in her profile.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style blends direct guidance with reflective listening. She uses both talk and body-focused techniques to address what lies beneath conscious thought.
How long has she been practicing?
She has 25 years of clinical experience working with adults on a wide range of emotional and relational issues.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in Illinois and practices from that state.
Does she offer sessions in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What is the first step to begin working with her?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session through the booking process.
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