About Hillary
Dr. Hillary Schaefer welcomes people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, or life changes. She writes plainly and listens closely, helping people find practical steps they can try between sessions.
Her tone is steady and direct, aimed at someone who needs clear guidance fast. She earned a doctorate from the University of Virginia and has practiced for 12 years. Her work history includes clinics, hospitals, university settings, and military environments.
How Hillary works
Those roles gave her experience with a wide range of concerns, from mood and motivation to medical caregiving stress. Sessions focus on collaboration. She aims to make space for whatever you bring while also offering concrete tools to reduce overwhelm.
That might mean learning skills to manage anxiety, practicing ways to talk about intimacy and relationships, or working through issues around addiction and eating or sleeping problems. Dr. Schaefer uses several approachable therapies to match different needs.
She draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, cognitive behavioral ideas, emotionally-focused techniques, existential thinking, and a client-centered stance. The goal is to pick methods that fit the person, not force a single style. She lists specialties that include parenting concerns, ADHD, bipolar disorder, compassion fatigue, and LGBT-related issues, along with additional focuses such as kink-aware work, blended family challenges, and caregiver stress.
Sessions are offered from New York and delivered in English. Her licenses include NY Psychologist 022053 and WA Psychologist PY.61029319. For people ready to begin, she asks that they use the Start Therapy button to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a session.
Hillary lists 10 ways of working on the entry:
What Hillary works with
The areas below are the ones Hillary selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | NY Psychologist, WA Psychologist |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 12 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | New York |
Memberships and registers are shown as supplied; they are not licences, and this directory does not verify them.
Online support options
Therapeutic approaches and how they work online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, and then commit to actions that match their values. It can be useful for anxiety, stress, and making life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches clear, skill-based steps to reduce symptoms like panic or depression. Emotionally-Focused Therapy looks at how emotions shape relationships and helps people learn different ways to connect and respond to one another.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals and preferences and suggest methods that fit their situation. That decision is shared and can be adjusted as therapy moves along.
Online sessions are available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, giving flexibility for different needs. Video allows face-to-face conversation for longer therapy work. Phone can be a simpler option when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text let people share updates between sessions or use brief check-ins during a busy day. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or other routines.
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A practical next step
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