Hilary Hughes, LCSW

Hilary Hughes is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Connecticut with 10 years of experience in the mental health field. She works with adults on concerns such as depression, anxiety, parenting stress, trauma, ADHD, OCD, grief, and anger. Sessions are described as interactive and respectful, centered on listening to each person's perspective.

Hilary uses a client-centered approach that focuses on understanding what matters most to the individual. She pairs that with cognitive behavioral techniques to help people spot unhelpful thinking and try different behaviors. In practice this means talking through patterns, trying small experiments, and finding what fits the client's day-to-day life.

In sessions she pays attention to practical problems like school-related stress, parenting demands, caregiver strain, and workplace frustration. She also addresses emotional issues such as low self-esteem, social anxiety, panic, and the aftereffects of trauma. The focus is on clear steps people can use between appointments.

Hilary also supports people dealing with life transitions, fertility and pregnancy concerns, and issues around body image and attachment. She works with LGBT clients on concerns they bring, including identity-related stress and relationship dynamics. The approach combines listening with concrete tools tailored to what the client wants to change.

Her practice emphasizes learning skills and testing them in real life. Progress is measured by what clients can do differently and how their daily routines adjust. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session through the site's booking flow.

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