Hillary Haarmann, LCSW - Therapist in Missouri

About Hillary

Hillary Haarmann is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 20 years of experience supporting people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship concerns, and parenting challenges. She writes and talks in a straightforward way. She focuses on practical steps that help people manage daily struggles and move toward clearer goals.

Hillary draws on simple, evidence-informed methods to help clients notice unhelpful thinking and try new habits. She uses cognitive behavioral techniques to challenge negative automatic thoughts and to build healthier routines.

Background and approach

She also brings solution-focused work to sessions, helping people identify small, useful changes tied to their priorities. Mindfulness skills are part of her approach, with attention to being present and less caught up in worry or self-criticism. That can be helpful for mood concerns, grief, and coping with life transitions.

Hillary aims to offer concrete tools rather than long-winded theory. Her training includes a bachelor’s degree from Indiana University and a master’s degree from Washington University in St. Louis.

She holds a Missouri LCSW license, and she has worked with adults and teenagers across a variety of common mental health issues. In sessions she focuses on each person’s strengths and goals. The work tends to be collaborative and goal-oriented, with an emphasis on building practical skills for everyday life.

Approaches that guide online sessions

Client-centered work means the therapist listens closely and follows the client’s concerns. It focuses on empathy, respect, and helping people discover their own answers. This approach supports people who want a compassionate, paced conversation about life changes and relationships.

Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, helps identify unhelpful thinking and replace it with more useful thoughts and behaviors. It is practical and goal-focused and often helps with anxiety, mood shifts, and patterns that keep problems going. Solution-focused therapy looks for small, concrete steps a person can take now to move toward their goals and can be useful alongside CBT for quick, measurable changes.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist discusses goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful, and then adapts methods over time. That collaborative process helps tailor sessions to each person’s needs.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect, including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, keep momentum between sessions, and choose the communication style that feels safest and most practical. Licensed professionals can use these options to support skill building, coping strategies, and goal work from wherever the client is located in Missouri.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Mindfulness Therapy

Attention training: noticing thoughts and physical feelings as they arrive without being carried off by them. Much of it is practice you do yourself, so guidance over video or audio works much as it would in person.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Hillary help address?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship issues, self-esteem, parenting, grief, addictions, bipolar disorder, ADHD and related concerns listed in her profile.

What is her general therapy style?

Her style is straightforward and collaborative. Sessions focus on practical steps, goal setting, and building skills rather than long theory.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has about 20 years of experience providing talk therapy and supporting adults and teenagers with a range of mental health concerns.

What credentials and location information are on file?

She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, with Missouri license number MO LCSW 2006034925 and practices from Missouri.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

Sessions can take place via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.

How are fees handled for sessions?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling according to therapist availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Self esteem

Also works with

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 20 years
Licensed: Missouri
Languages: English

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