How Lily works
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Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Illinois
- Years in practice
- 25
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Lily
Lily Shinn is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 25 years of practice in Illinois. She focuses on practical help for stress, anxiety, grief, self-esteem, life changes, and anger. Lily aims to make the first step feel doable for people who are worried or unsure about starting therapy.
She creates a calm, nonjudgmental space where clients can name what’s happening and try different ways of coping. Sessions focus on clear goals and small, reachable steps.
Background and approach
Lily listens for what matters most and helps people build everyday strategies to feel steadier. Her background includes long-term clinical work supporting people through loss, major life transitions, caregiver strain, and chronic health concerns. That experience informs a flexible approach that adapts to each person’s pace and priorities.
Lily also brings experience with relationship concerns, family of origin issues, and intimacy-related struggles. When stress or anger feel overwhelming, she helps people break problems into manageable parts and practice new responses. For those facing career changes, ADHD challenges, or feelings of isolation, Lily offers concrete tools to improve routine and focus.
She also supports people dealing with guilt, forgiveness, and the emotional work around serious illness and end-of-life matters. Sessions can include talking through difficult memories, building skills for day-to-day coping, and planning next steps after a crisis or big change. Lily works in English and draws on decades of clinical practice to help people find steadier ground.
What Lily works with
Everything Lily lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Lily's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approach and online options for practical change
The work often combines evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on skills and real-world practice. One common approach uses structured problem-solving and behavioral strategies to reduce overwhelming reactions and build healthier routines; this helps with stress, anger, and daily functioning. Another approach emphasizes processing loss and major life transitions through guided conversation and coping planning to reduce persistent distress and improve decision-making.Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist collaborates with each person to choose methods that match their goals, needs, and comfort level. Together they check what’s working and adjust the plan rather than sticking to a single technique.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video is useful for deeper conversational work and skill practice. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or for a focused check-in. Live chat and text can support quick reflections, brief coaching, or ongoing check-ins between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and keep momentum between meetings.
Questions people ask about Lily
What concerns does Lily commonly address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, grief, self-esteem, coping with life changes, anger, depression, ADHD, and related concerns like caregiver stress and chronic illness.
What is her therapy style like?
Her style is practical and direct. She creates a nonjudgmental space, sets clear goals, and works on small, concrete steps clients can use between sessions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Lily has 25 years of professional work experience supporting people through grief, life transitions, relationship issues, and long-term health concerns.
Where is Lily licensed and located?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in Illinois and practices with that credential in that state.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to match different needs and schedules.
How does pricing work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.