Regina Hughes, LCMHC

Regina Hughes is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) in North Carolina with 14 years of experience. She helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, or parenting challenges. Regina aims to make the first step toward change feel manageable and supported.

She focuses on clear, practical conversations. Sessions prioritize honest talk about thoughts and feelings, and set small, achievable goals. Regina emphasizes creating an accepting space where people can share without judgment and begin to find better ways to cope.

Regina commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions interact. She helps people notice unhelpful patterns and try new responses in everyday situations. This approach is often used for anxiety, depression, anger, and coping with life changes.

Her work also addresses relationship and family concerns, including blended family issues, communication problems, and divorce or separation stress. Regina supports people facing addiction, grief, trauma and abuse, body image struggles, caregiver strain, and work-related burnout like compassion fatigue.

Clients can expect direct, compassionate guidance that focuses on practical steps. Regina aims to help people build skills that fit their life and values. If you want to explore therapy, she encourages starting with a short matching questionnaire and scheduling a session.

How Regina Uses CBT Online and What to Expect

Regina commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). CBT helps people notice how thoughts influence feelings and actions, and then try small behavior changes to ease anxiety or depression. It is useful for stress, panic, low mood, and managing upsetting thought patterns.

Finding the right approach is part of therapy. Regina works together with clients to choose techniques that match their needs, goals, and daily routines. She encourages a collaborative process where goals are reviewed and adjusted over time.

The original biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow check-ins during shorter breaks. It can also allow sessions without being on camera when that helps, or support more frequent brief check-ins when needed. Ask about available scheduling rhythms and formats when you sign up so sessions match your life and preferences.