- Stress and anxiety
- Trauma recovery
- Communication work
About Tilaya
Tilaya Bradford-Hollins is an Illinois licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) with 11 years of experience. She works with adults dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship strain, trauma and abuse, self-esteem concerns, and coping with life changes. Tilaya also addresses issues like abandonment, attachment difficulties, body image, caregiver stress, and questions about life purpose.
She favors practical, talk-based work that focuses on what feels most pressing right now. Sessions look at how thoughts, behaviors, and relationships influence day-to-day life. She helps people name what matters to them and test small changes that can ease distress.
Tilaya draws on a mix of approaches including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Attachment-Based Therapy, and Client-Centered Therapy. She blends skills practice with reflective conversation. That combination can help with anxiety symptoms, mood concerns, and patterns that repeat in relationships.
Her work often focuses on rebuilding self-regard after difficult experiences. That can mean learning new ways to communicate, managing intense feelings, or coping with loss and separation. She also supports people experiencing financial stress or identity questions tied to work and roles.
Tilaya practices in Illinois and conducts sessions in English. She uses her clinical experience to help people take realistic steps toward clearer priorities. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
How therapeutic approaches guide online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify personal values and commit to actions that matter to them. In practice this can mean noticing unhelpful thoughts, choosing small value-driven steps, and building willingness to face difficult feelings when pursuing goals.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying patterns of thinking and behavior that keep problems in place and then testing new ways of responding. It is often used for anxiety, mood concerns, and recurring unhelpful beliefs about oneself.
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early and current relationships shape expectations and reactions. It can be useful for people who struggle with closeness, fear of abandonment, or repeating patterns in relationships.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. That may mean mixing techniques from different models and adjusting them over time.
Confirm current session formats before booking since the biography does not list them. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a weekday break, reduce travel time, or use shorter check-ins when life is busy. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises, skills practice, and reflective discussion to remote appointments so the work stays focused on practical steps toward clearer priorities.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
11+ years
Listed in
Illinois
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she address?
She supports adults with stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, and coping with life changes, plus related concerns such as abandonment and attachment issues.
How does she approach feeling stuck or directionless?
She uses practical conversation and skills practice to clarify values and test small changes. The work combines reflective talk with behavioral steps to see what helps day to day.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 11 years of professional experience working with adults on mood, trauma recovery, relationship patterns, and life transitions.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She is an Illinois LCSW and provides services to people located in Illinois.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are used?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as the biography does not specify which formats are offered.
How does payment work and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the crisis numbers.