Norma Hills, LCPC

Behavioral & Mental Health, Counseling

Practices In: Wheaton
Patients Seen: All Ages
I am com­mit­ted to pro­vid­ing ther­a­py in a sup­port­ive and safe envi­ron­ment essen­tial for peo­ple to find strength to move toward well­be­ing and whole­ness emo­tion­al­ly, psy­cho­log­i­cal­ly, bio­log­i­cal­ly, and spir­i­tu­al­ly. I inspire peo­ple to share their sto­ry, gain per­son­al insight and self-aware­ness, address per­son­al and rela­tion­al issues, improve com­mu­ni­ca­tion and prob­lem-solv­ing skills, adjust to life tran­si­tions, pur­sue ful­fill­ment in life despite chal­leng­ing issues, and find com­fort in grief. I am bilin­gual and have exten­sive cross-cul­tur­al expe­ri­ence, my goal is to incor­po­rate cul­tur­al sen­si­tiv­i­ty in the ther­a­py process.
Languages
English
Clinical Interests
I spe­cial­ize in help­ing adults, old­er adults, pro­vid­ing indi­vid­ual and cou­ples ther­a­py. My treat­ment approach tends to be psy­cho­dy­nam­ic, prin­ci­ple dri­ven, and goal ori­ent­ed. Some ther­a­py tech­niques imple­ment­ed include cog­ni­tive behav­ioral ther­a­py, dialec­ti­cal behav­ior ther­a­py, accep­tance and com­mit­ment ther­a­py (ACT), and writ­ten expo­sure ther­a­py (WET). My clin­i­cal expe­ri­ence includes treat­ing anx­i­ety, depres­sion, life adjust­ment and tran­si­tion issues, grief coun­sel­ing, cross-cul­tur­al adjust­ments, long-term ill­ness and end-of-life con­cerns, mar­i­tal and fam­i­ly com­mu­ni­ca­tion or par­ent­ing issues, retire­ment chal­lenges, spiritual/​faith con­cerns, and trauma.
Personal Interests
I enjoy spend­ing time with my hus­band, chil­dren and grand­chil­dren. I love to walk, read, cook, bake, gar­den, and be con­nect­ed with my church community.
School
Trinity International University Degree: MA in Mental Health Counseling