Katherine Hilbing, MA (she/her)

Katherine Hilbing is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) experienced working with children, adolescents, and adults.

Katherine utilizes a collaborative, relational, and person-centered approach to therapy.  Katherine works alongside patients to identify their goals and tailor treatment to their needs, strengths, values, and experiences. Katherine strives to help patients feel empowered and supported in their own healing.  Katherine focuses on providing patients a safe, nonjudgemental space to explore difficult experiences, better understand themselves, as well as build skills and confidence for navigating life beyond the therapy room.

Katherine utilizes various evidenced-based approaches to care, such as relational-cultural therapy (RCT), person-centered therapy, trauma-informed approaches, executive functioning skills, dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT), cognitive-behavioral (CBT), expressive arts and creative interventions, mindfulness, as well as strengths-based techniques.

Katherine’s clinical interests include a variety of presenting issues, such as: anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, PTSD and trauma, grief and loss, life transitions, neurodivergence, identity exploration, relationship and interpersonal concerns, divorce, family/relationship changes, interpersonal violence, multicultural/diversity-related concerns, caregiver fatigue, and memory-related conditions.

Background

Katherine earned her Bachelor of Science in Clinical/Community Psychology degree with a minor in Informatics from University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Katherine earned her Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling degree from University of Illinois Springfield.

Katherine has previous experience working in private practice, addressing an array of presenting issues, including relationship difficulties, life transitions, trauma, and DCFS involvement. Katherine also worked in survivor recovery supporting individuals who had experienced trauma, violent crime, and interpersonal violence. Katherine also worked with individuals experiencing memory-related conditions, including Alzheimer's disease and dementia, as well as their families and caregivers. Katherine also has previous experience supporting LGBTQIA2S+ students and community members in the UIS Diversity Center.

Katherine’s previous research experience includes studying youth emotional development, mental health, and factors related to risk and resilience.

Katherine is a professional member of the American Counseling Association (ACA) and National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC).

As a part of the LGBTQIA2S+ community, Katherine strives to provide LGBTQIA2S+ affirming care and is committed to creating a therapeutic environment rooted in acceptance, inclusion, and respect for each client's unique identity and lived experience. Katherine is experienced working with and a strong ally of LGBTQIA2S+ community, open relationships and non-monogamy, sex positive, kink allied, racial justice allied, single mothers, little person allied, and body positive.

Licensed Professional Counselor: IL License #: 178.032769