Regina Hughes, LCPC
Illinois · 23 years in practice
Regina Hughes is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) with 23 years of experience helping people facing a wide range of life struggles.
License and registration
- LCPC, Illinois
- 180004763 · expires March 2027
- NPI
- 1578200655 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 23
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Regina
Regina Hughes is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) with 23 years of experience helping people facing a wide range of life struggles. She works with adults and teens, drawing on a long history in both inpatient and outpatient psychiatric settings. Regina focuses on making it easier to talk about hard things and to find practical ways forward.
Her background includes work with depression, anxiety, bipolar concerns, trauma and abuse, PTSD, anger, substance use, and obsessive thoughts.
Background and approach
She has supported people managing ADHD and autism-related challenges and those navigating parenting, career stress, grief, relationship and intimacy concerns. Regina has also helped clients dealing with chronic illness, caregiver strain, and major life transitions. Regina describes her style as warm, open, and nonjudgmental.
She aims to create a space where clients feel heard and respected, and she uses that connection to build goals together. Sessions are meant to be collaborative and grounded in what each person needs right now. Her clinical approach draws from Existential Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT).
She combines these methods to match a person’s situation, offering practical tools like emotion regulation, behavioral strategies, and values-based planning. If someone wants to start, Regina helps them figure out the next steps and supports steady progress. She focuses on realistic steps people can take between sessions to feel more in control and purposeful in daily life.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Regina lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Regina names
- Existential Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Gottman Method
- Hypnotherapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
Approaches that guide online sessions
Existential Therapy invites people to look at meaning, choices, and what matters in life. It helps when someone feels stuck, overwhelmed by uncertainty, or unsure about life direction. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on noticing thoughts and emotions and choosing actions that match personal values; it is useful for anxiety, depression, and coping with painful experiences. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a supportive therapeutic relationship where the therapist listens deeply and follows the client’s lead, which can help with self-esteem, relationship struggles, and healing from past hurts.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has helped or not helped before. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan as needed so the work fits the client’s life and concerns.
Online therapy offers practical benefits for busy schedules and different needs. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is low or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging let people send updates, ask quick questions between sessions, or use written reflection when speaking feels hard. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent and work on change over time.
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Questions people ask
What issues does Regina commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar challenges, trauma and abuse, anger, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting concerns, grief, ADHD, and related difficulties.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is warm, open, and nonjudgmental. Sessions focus on listening, collaborating, and building practical steps that fit each person.
What is her clinical background?
Regina has 23 years of experience and has worked in both inpatient and outpatient psychiatric settings with adults, teens, and people facing complex issues.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She is an Illinois Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, listed as LCPC, and practices from Illinois.
Can sessions be held in other languages or with international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
Which session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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