Greetings! My name is Reena Hilton and please allow me to tell you just a bit about myself. I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in the state of Illinois. I received my Bachelor of Science in Organizational Leadership degree (B.A.) in 2012 at Dominican University in River Forest, IL. I went on to pursue and received my Master of Social Work degree (M.S.W.) also from Dominican University in 2018. I have been working in the social service field for over eighteen years and had many opportunities to work with different populations. I started my journey and career working with youth that are in the foster care system. I then went on to work with youth and young women specifically, in a safe house that has been sexually exploited. Once I became a social worker, I had the ability to serve individuals and communities more as an advocate. I worked with high risk and crisis intervention programs for communities, medical social work in hospice care, nursing homes, and renal dialysis to currently working as an individual and family therapist.I consider myself well-rounded in working with a variety of conditions in both children and adults including anxiety, depression, grief and loss, suicide prevention / intervention, burnout, job stress, trauma, substance abuse, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children and adults, family problems, relationship trouble, marriage counseling, self-esteem / women’s issues. I am also an artist and love to look at life through many different lenses. In my free time, I enjoy creating art, cooking homemade meals, watching psychological thrillers, and spending time with my family. I have many children that come to therapy and not sure what to expect. They are struggling to talk about their feelings and don't know how to open up. That is why I am here. I am all for building relationships in the therapeutic setting before we get started. Once we have that foundation started, that's when all the magic begins. I want my client to feel comfortable and know therapy is a safe place. I have worked with children for over 18 years and the one thing I brought to my clients each day was consistency and laughter. We will talk about some tough things but we will also laugh in the process.